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On a remote island off the coast of Maine, Liv, after years of silence, begins to weave a language out of Shakespeare's words. A driven neurologist, brought to the island to protect her, commits her to a psychiatric hospital. She becomes a full-blow rebel in the hospital; her increasing violence threatens to keep her locked up for life as she fights for her voice and her freedom.

As a deadly explosion shatters Lebanon three immigrant siblings living abroad confront their mental health struggles amid uncertainty about their parents' fate.

On the day of the ENEM test, a young man realizes he forgot to study. In a panic, he tries to learn everything in minutes, but time doesn't seem to cooperate. Rushed and confused, he fights to understand the impossible before the exam.

Vincent, a rebellious high school student is stuck in a classroom during after-school detention and finds himself trapped as sentient basketballs begin to take over the world. Vincent struggles to survive as he listens to the events unfolding over the radio.

COVID-19 made the world go into severe lockdowns. No one could see each other for months on end, but then in 2021, the lockdowns were removed and everyone was back to everyday. In 2025, a new virus was released to the world: TBD-25F, a new virus that mutates often, leading vaccines to be impossible for now. This story follows one man, who suffers from the mental health benefactors of the lockdown that we once experienced.

The film revolves around a Chinese man who returns to New Zealand following the death of his wife and begins to discover that she harbored a number of secrets.

Adichaya is a comedic and heartwarming tale about two strangers who meet in the most unexpected way.

A disparate group of addicts find common ground as they explore their inner demons.

Six months after losing his mother, Jared's life collapses into depression, addiction, and emotional numbness, pushing away the last person who cares for him. Alone in his apartment, he is visited by Depression - a seductive female entity who comforts him only to guide him toward his suicide. At his breaking point, a glowing divine hand interrupts his descent, pulling him into The Abyss where his despair takes physical form. On the edge of hopelessness, Jared encounters a breathtaking vision of God's glory, revealing the truth about healing and the presence he ignored. Returned to life with renewed peace, Jared begins his journey toward restoration.

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After her most recent stint in a mental institution puts her on the path to self discovery, Deborah, a young screenwriter, is released and seeks closure for the incident while squeezing in a few more delusional antics along the way.

Coming back during Winter, Alex Powell explores both the places and personal connections found in his hometown and how they've changed. “Guide to a Midwest Hometown” explores what makes the barren places at home feel sentimental and special, and the good and bad feelings that come when being back home. Inspired by "How To With John Wilson".

A mockumentary that follows the 5 main contestants of The Golden Apron contest, a competition in search of "the greatest home chef in America", being held by a nefarious food manufacturing company with their own corporate agenda.

A short film created by medical students about a medical student suffering from major depression living through almost same days in a never-ending loop

Damon Smith has estimated that he has spent around 50,000 hours of his life, so far, participating in absurd ritualistic behaviours associated with his obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). With a diagnosis of both, OCD and Bipolar Disorder, and with the help of his anxious friend, Adam Coad, these Australian singer-songwriters share, through original music, preposterous humour, and outlandish animations, the intricate and debilitating nature of what it is like to live and talk about mental illness in a world where it’s ok to talk about a broken arm, but not ok to talk about a broken mind.

Haunted by the scars of childhood bullying, JJ is a young man trying to outrun the anger and isolation that have followed him into adulthood. Pushing his body to its limits and navigating the pressures of city life, he begins to find unexpected peace in Layla a connection that offers warmth, intimacy, and the possibility of healing. But as memories begin to blur with the present, the fragile stability JJ has built starts to fracture. Moments repeat, emotions spiral, and the line between past and reality grows increasingly uncertain. Through a fragmented journey of rage, vulnerability, and longing, JJ is forced to confront the parts of himself he has spent years trying to bury. As the story unfolds, the truth behind JJ’s experience slowly emerges revealing a devastating portrait of trauma, perception, and the fragile ways the mind protects itself when pain goes unheard.

Photographer and entrepreneur in training, Alonzo, struggles to get his artistic business off the ground. To combat his self-doubt and anxiety, he seeks help from his old college friends who've made names for themselves.

After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from postpartum depression before inexplicably falling into a continually misdiagnosed mental state, befuddling her relatives.

A young girl runs away from her home, her parents' incessant fighting, and everything she’s ever known. Accompanied by her best friend, Alma, and her favorite stuffed animal, Bunny, Ellamia sets out to find a new home in the woods. Here is where she meets two very unlikely beings, Oren and Malka, woodland fairies who show her what love looks like and make her feel seen and safe.