What Will I Become?
More than 50% of transgender boys have attempted suicide. Through two life stories, directors Lexie and Logan unravel why their community is particularly vulnerable to living and dying quietly.
SOS jeunesse en détresse
Today in France, one in five young people suffers from severe depressive symptoms, and the number of minors visiting psychiatric emergency rooms has tripled in the last five years. Despite the political will that has been demonstrated, child psychiatry is nevertheless faced with a severe lack of resources. The interminable waiting times for treatment are causing a surge in prescriptions for psychotropic drugs.
Exergo
Departing from peripheral details of some paintings of the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, a female narrator unravels several stories related to the economic, social and psychological conditions of past and current artists.
You Okay?
A depressed man spirals as he struggles to open up about his mental health. James, a mid-20s modern day man, has battled with anxiety and depression for an unknown amount of time. It’s unclear what caused is and the solution is even more ambiguous. While he has a loving group of friends and a caring partner, he cannot bring himself to open up, even when directly asked about it. This causes an inner conflict for James. He cannot speak about it, he can’t resolve his issues and the contemplative suicidal thoughts are too extreme to entertain. And so he is trapped with his life sentence, with his mind as his prison. He indulges in substance abuse and often imagines pretend scenarios to escape, but these fleeting feelings only make matters worse.
Sludge
A young woman must confront her inner demons personified as a swamp monster in a battle for self- acceptance.
Adolescent Window
While their girlfriend is on a trip, Harrison reminisces on his old apartment's bedroom window, one much higher up than his current one.
Generation C
Due to the measures taken by the government, students have fewer and fewer prospects for a meaningful future. Life is on pause and society is kept in fear. The confidence in a bright future is gone. Even after 18 months, there is still no light at the end of the tunnel. The many promises have not yet changed this situation. In this moving documentary, young people give an idea of the impact of the measures on their lives. Is there still hope or has the damage already been done?
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made
17-year-old Lennon struggles with her mental health amid the instability of a fractured family — a single mother trying to hold things together and a father whose battles with addiction ripple through their lives. As those around her grapple with its impact — both those living with addiction and the families caught in its wake — Lennon finds herself caught between chaos and resilience, forced to confront the truth about where she comes from and the fragile stability of her own mental health as she begins to fight for a future that might look different from the past she inherited.
Warrendale
Filmed over five weeks at the Warrendale residential treatment center near Toronto, "Warrendale" observes twelve emotionally disturbed children and the staff who care for them. Working without narration, interviews, or direction, Allan King records daily life as it unfolds, establishing what he later described as “actuality drama.”
Le Dévoreur de Couleurs
Boots
A teenager recounts a terrible night in the city where he ends up drunk and unhappy at a 24 hour diner. There, he has an encounter with a sweet, inviting family that leaves him feeling a little less lonely.
Salience
Jane is a 12-year old girl living with Childhood Schizophrenia. Her sister, Jessie, leaves her in the care of their Tita Hilda to study back in Manila. But during her stay, Aunt Hilda is having a hard time dealing with her niece’s illness because of her lack of knowledge of the situation.
In Her Dreams
A 21-year-old college student who aspires to make a name for herself in contemporary dance is stuck in a one-day caretaker gig to support her needs. In this mansion, she finds not solace, but existential terror.
royal blue
A found footage film about suicidal ideation. Text written by Hannelore Commers.
Brains in Danger
For the past 20 years, the world has seen an alarming decrease in IQ and a rise of autism and behavioral disorders. This international scientific investigation reveals how chemicals in objects surrounding us affect our brain, and especially those of fetuses.
Pantry of Memories
A mentally exhausted chef revisits memories she had long surpressed through food, allowing her to find closure.
Hold mig fast. Før jeg forsvinder
Headspace
An office intern journeys through the bureaucratic mind of a depressed adolescense, desperately convinced that the root of the problem is somewhere hidden in the head.
Ink Between the Lines
After the devastating suicide of her best friend Coli, 15 year old Natalie turns to journaling to cope with her overwhelming grief. Struggling with guilt and isolation, she pours her emotions onto the page and joins a support group for teens. A deep conversation with Ezra, a friend who understands silent pain, inspires her to transform her journal entries into a novel. As Natalie writes, she begins to confront hidden truths about her friendship with Coli, unspoken struggles, and the weight of what was left unsaid. Through storytelling, she finds healing, connection, and the courage to speak the truth—not just for herself, but for others who need to hear it.
You Are The Universe
Jack takes a walk to clear his head, distressed and worried. Meeting a mystical figure, he takes Jack on an intense journey of self discovery and reflection, to face his inner machinations.