Trauma Movies

Given the freedom to move out of his abusive childhood home and armed with one big dream, a young man is thrust into a world of extravagant and...

Baris, a young man with convoluted religious beliefs, starts to have dreams about himself and his "creator".

SEANS follows a psychology professor whose lectures on trauma, paranoia, dissociation, and the subconscious slowly begin to mirror his own fractured...

A young man processes the aftermath of the obscene relationship between him and an older man.

OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian...

Explore the world of injured US soldiers - their loss, pain, redemption and rise as they return to an America which is ill-equipped for them. When a...

Based on true events, "Dissociated Me" tells the story of a woman encouraged by a renowned film editor to turn her chaotic Beverly Hills past -...

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

At a Halloween party a man's traumatic past is reawakened when he sees someone who looks identical to his former abuser.

A mysterious young woman will appear in Clément’s solitary life. She will guide him and accompany him to his inner liberation.

A woman goes on a strange journey through the woods; Bookended by two dreams.

A fine distinctness of manhood come from the aftermath of a rape victim's life.

A hand-drawn animation about a teen boy who must save his younger self from the hideous monster that is his past trauma.

Trapped in recurring dreams of her own death, a young woman must confront the buried memory of her father’s suicide in order to finally wake...

A car crash is replayed as a victim's narration shifts from disbelief to pain. Colourization and motion-controlled footage suggest the feeling of...

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...