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.
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.
The Star of Therapy
When Kendra is admitted into group therapy, she becomes overly competitive about completing her weekly goals.
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.
Reflections
A group of youths discuss their experiences with mental health in an interview setting, looking at their childhood, education, family and friends.
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.
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.
Shutter Bird
A troubled young Latina photographer and Asian American juvenile delinquent yearn to escape their farm town in Santa Ynez Valley, CA, but the psychological, cultural, and at times mystical obstacles threaten to hold them forever.
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.”
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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.
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.
Le Dévoreur de Couleurs
Silent Cry
Silent Cry tells the tragic story of Marcella, a young girl who lost her battle with depression in 2021.
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.
Sludge
A young woman must confront her inner demons personified as a swamp monster in a battle for self- acceptance.
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.
Yellow Line
Alone in the city, a girl on the edge. Growing up without care, is she about to make a leap across the line? Into the darkness or the light?
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.