Childhood Trauma Movies

A much abused loner achieves success, and even wins the heart of his gorgeous co-worker, after getting early morning mysterious phone calls from...

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance...

A young cattle farmer is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious beef trader.

Anker is released from prison after a fourteen year sentence for robbery. Anker’s brother, Manfred, is the only one who knows where the money...

The imprint of the past is made present by the return of three migrants to a community in the upper Mixteca region of Oaxaca, where the three stories...

Christine takes her best friend with another couple for a final vacation when she goes to close up and sell her family's hunting lodge in the remote...

Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys find empowerment by creating short films inspired by their trauma.

The documentary follows one woman's quest to overcome anxiety, depression, and opioid addiction through the use of psychedelic medicines.

A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the...

Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.

A young Hacienda-owner abuses women due to his traumatic youth while his mother covers for his sadistic actions.

"Slip" is the story of Sarah, a young woman who witnessed her mother's murder as a child. Now grown, Sarah is haunted by her mother's memory, her...

A filmmaker unearths a pervasive history of multigenerational trauma in her Italian-American family. As decades of secrets, home movies, and...

A little cat witnesses the passing of his family.

A psychology student who experienced night terrors as a child must face the chilling realization that her nightmares were not all in her head.

A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with...

A short film about a man searching to reconcile his faith and his sexuality.

A gay Egyptian couple return from America for a family emergency. In this homophobic environment, their secret threatens to unravel under anxiety,...

The tiricia is an illness of the soul when the heart is saddened. A story of three generations afflicted with being tiricientas: Ita, Justa and...

Sixteen year-old Bobby is emotionally damaged by his mother's early death. He accidentally causes a nun's death, unleashing a chain of supernatural...