Trauma Movies

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...

Erika is mentally bruised and starts group therapy with people seeking absolute anonymity.

In this Afro-surrealist tale, Coltrane, a gifted saxophonist haunted by trauma, struggles to stay paid and relevant in Harlem’s speakeasy...

Peter, a married psychotherapist, and Suzanne, a professional dominatrix, have been engaged in an affair of sensual dominance and submission in an...

Alice wakes up by a pond near a forest. Her first instinct is to run home, but as she gets closer to her destination, she is haunted by memories,...

A disturbed twenty something grapples with the weight of his past through a series of visits from an all knowing "psychologist".

With their mom gone, Clara cares for her younger sister Ruby while starting senior year. Struggling to give love and support, the pressure builds...

A young African boy with a haunting backstory starts school in Ireland and quickly finds out exactly what it means to be the new kid. Winner of Best...

A depressed man purchases a goblin to heal his trauma and depression, and is forced to face himself.

A former police detective lands a new job at a secret agency, but soon discovers that not everything is as it seems. Haunted by her past after being...

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...

Drawing on the idiom and imagery of the consumer culture he grew up in, video artist Paul McCarthy distorts and mutates the familiar into the...

A troubled young man comes to terms with a recent traumatic event that has sent him spiraling out of control.

Black Feeling is an atmospheric short film that ties psychological thriller with supernatural realism to examine identity, emotional contagion, and...

Susan, kidnapped and trapped in a room, lives in a cycle of apathy and emptiness. In a catatonic state, she repeats her days slowly, moving...

The life of a respected sheriff's deputy spirals out of control as he questions God's will after witnessing his partner gunned down by an unknown...

The film is described as “an allegory of the gun crisis in the United States.” Its plot follows two Pittsburgh police partners and best...

Psychological Horror short film directed by Elena Coletta.

In her personal memoir, Kai dedicates a chapter to her late Grandmother 'Peach' as she recalls both bitter and sweet memories of her childhood, while...