Mental Illness Movies

The complex and controversial history of the mental institution in the U.S. through a detailed study of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.

In early times, evil spirits were thought to possess people and make them act in strange and frightening ways. By the 1800's, the study of this...

A group of youths discuss their experiences with mental health in an interview setting, looking at their childhood, education, family and friends.

Filmmaker Evie Wray travels to rural Kansas in an attempt to reconnect with her mentally unstable mother, Evie, for the first time since Evie’s...

Someone with a tragic background is being controlled by a larger than life group.

A man struggles with guilt and his own perception of reality as he goes about his normal daily life.

Devi is an 8-year-old child who is thought to have an imaginary friend, but as time goes by the imaginary friend does not go away and causes concern...

The story of who psychiatrists are today, what they do, and what they value has been told by almost everyone but them. Psychiatrists are notoriously...

"My uncle is schizophrenic and my grandmother suffers from a terminal illness. My grandfather, who is unable to take care of them both, must decide...

With nearly two million people living in miserable conditions in Gaza, the Israeli blockade has taken its toll on mental health there. Against the...

After an unproductive appointment, the Subject returns home as their bottled up emotions reach a boiling point.

A short film on the obsessive nature of love. How far can we take our attachment and devotion to our loved ones?

This film tells a story about Fafa, a schizophrenic who faces discrimination from her surrounding community. Since an early age, she not only had to...

The pure joy that makes the old home videos so enchanting is crushed by the mother's tired voice as she recalls that time. Though the Lithuanian...

Mental discomfort is a field yet to be discovered. Where is the borderline between peculiarity and mental illness?

'When' discusses the filmmaker's experience with mental illness and how it has impacted her perception of the world around her. It mainly focuses on...