Trauma Movies

A movie that provokes reflection on the nature of reality and the veracity of our relationships and experiences. On questions of what is real and...

Documentary following six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were held in U.S. internment camps during World War II.

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

On the brink of his wedding, Ethan returns to his birth mother’s home, only to face an uninvited guest whose ties to his past refuse to stay...

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

The film tells the tragic life story of an actor named Farhad, who remains faithful to national values and deeply feels the pain of their loss....

A New York artist gouges eyes out with a spoon after the same is done to him.

Set in the pastoral mountains of northern Iran, eight-year-old Sahand has been rendered mute by the loss of his mother during the war. He is taken...

After a party, Valeria wakes up with signs of rape. Her main suspect is her friend, although evidence rules him out. The lack of proofs will mess...

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...

When an interabled queer couple spends the night together for the first time, they must confront their complex relationships with desire, sexuality,...

A documentary investigation dives into the violent wrestling rivalry between Gia Savitz and Frankie Firestarter, uncovering hidden footage tied to a...

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...

Five friends in their 20ies try to make it as artists while struggling with psychological disorders and disregulated lives. Abandoned to themselves,...

A short film, set two years after the main event of the horror novel of the same name, written by Sepia Gore.

In 2002, Jason Padgett was the victim of a vicious beating outside a karaoke bar in Tacoma, Washington. Upon regaining consciousness, Padgett’s...