Trauma Movies

As Jordan and his teacher's escalating struggle in their high school class leads to his arrest, the pressures they each bear are revealed.

Faced with the trauma of a brutal sexual assault, young chemistry prodigy Sarah Mathis, grows desperate to expedite her healing process and agrees to...

Damien, a 16-year old swimmer, clashes with his Coach at practice. In parallel, Damien plays with his younger brother at a hotel waterslide, but his...

You arrive at a secret location at a precise time, prompted by a mysterious email. You must follow the instructions closely. Once inside, disturbing...

In the stillness of a remote town, a troubled writer intervenes in a neighbor’s abusive household— testing the limits of truth, heroism...

Unable to face the mother who left her at a young age, BRYNJA (40) takes shelter in a small guesthouse in a village outside Reykjavik. There she...

Captain Kim is grievously wounded in the first days of the war. When the northern troops continue their advance, his wife and small daughters flee...

The filmmakers' 21-year-old daughter journeys from locked-down psych wards and diagnostic labels toward expansive worlds of creativity, connection,...

After Kream wakes up from a gunshot induced coma, he vows to change his violent ways. But when he returns home to his old neighborhood, his friends...

A love story set against the backdrop of the climate crisis and the opioid epidemic, Echo and Wild are two urban Indigenous land defenders. On the...

It tells the story of a group of young men who are wounded by the events of the terrible events of their 18 years of life, including being branded as...

Some time ago, Mima had a car accident and a man died. She has almost managed to forget about it when someone starts sending her birthday cards...

Clara is entering her senior year of high school - a time in life that should be carefree and filled with anticipation for the future - but her mom's...

As Nour moves to her new studio apartment, something unexpected happens which will make her re-visit traumatizing events.

Haunted by flooding memories of their parents' verbal abuse, an insecure person decides to stop reflecting and start living the life they never knew...

A poignant exploration of one man’s journey to break the violent chains of intergenerational trauma.

Having learned that she has a terminal illness, a woman takes a final vacation only to discover a dreamlike triptych of fear, trauma and murder.

STILL HERE is a short film that depicts Omar's journey from trauma toward healing. It is inspired by the clients and work of the Center for Victims...