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Hustle on Lombard(en)

Two estranged brothers, one a drug addict, the other, a schizophrenic, struggle to face their demons in the streets of Baltimore.

Chinese Angel(en)

Spencer Thompson, at rock bottom after losing his job and home, plans to end his life. But when he meets Angela, who calls herself a “Chinese Angel,” his path takes an unexpected turn toward light. Shot in London, Cyprus, and Canada, the film won awards worldwide.

The Circle(en)

A disparate group of addicts find common ground as they explore their inner demons.

The Phone Call(en)

Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.

The Beast with a Thousand Faces(en)

Edgar, a thirty-something documentary filmmaker diagnosed with OCD, films his routine as he recounts his past and present dealing with this disorder. He has always been supported by the people in his close circle. However, he has never met someone with the same condition, someone who also goes through this mental seesaw. We will meet a young magician and the mother of a boy with OCD, all touched by the same condition and its various faces. Edgar will seek answers to questions that constantly haunt his mind, such as: How on earth have they been able to understand their minds? How have they overcome the various obstacles? And if they have overcome them at all.

Gay Hell at Dante Café(en)

A collage of contemporary queer culture in Poland. Rough, iconoclastic, shocking work and staged excerpts picking up the issue of freedom of expression and sexuality.

Blackwoods(en)

In the face of rising mental health challenges among black men, therapist Dillon leads 5 friends on a weekend retreat at a secluded cabin, where they confront their inner demons and rediscover the healing power of brotherhood in Blackwoods.

Wake Up(en)

Jonas Elrod woke up one day with the ability to see and hear angels, demons and ghosts. Filmed over the course of three years, this documentary follows Jonas and his girlfriend as they try to understand the phenomenon.

Children of the Revolution(en)

Inspired by the student revolutions of 1968, two women in Germany and Japan set out to plot world revolution as leaders of the Baader Meinhof Group and the Japanese Red Army. What were they fighting for and what have we learned?

Unrest(en)

When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head." Determined to live, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story—and four other families' stories—fighting a disease medicine forgot.

Lone Alone(hi)

When anxiety hits, a young woman in her 20s turns to a comforting ritual that always helps her feel better.

Shadow(en)

Shadow tells the story of Mirage, whose love for his family deepens after a tragic incident injures his parents. Years later, their bond is tested when hidden truths emerge, throwing Mirage into inner turmoil

One Minute of Unconsciousness(en)

In the middle of an existential crisis, Ariana, a Peruvian filmmaker living in LA, seeks to give meaning to her migration experience by writing a short film. However, her creative process will bring triggers from her recent past that will make her heal some open wounds and question herself and her project’s objective.

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We Were There to Be There(en)

On June 13, 1978, the punk bands the Cramps and the Mutants played a free show for psychiatric patients at the Napa State Hospital in California. We Were There to Be There chronicles the people, politics, and cultural currents that led to the show and its live recording.

Elevated Remedies(en)

As a Man prepares to shoot himself he notices another man about to jump off a building and intervenes.

Framing Britney Spears(en)

Her rise was a global phenomenon. Her downfall was a cruel national sport. People close to Britney Spears and lawyers tied to her conservatorship now reassess her career as she battles her father in court over who should control her life.

The Enormity of Life(en)

After a failed suicide attempt, a man receives a substantial inheritance from a long lost relative and meets a struggling single mom with an eccentric young daughter. Together they embark on a journey of self discovery and healing.

The First Woman(es)

Eva’s being allowed to leave the psychiatric institution she’s lived in for six years. After a long year of waiting, the news arrive: an assisted living residence is found for her. Eva takes the first steps towards the "normal" life she longs for: to find a job, earn an income of her own, visit her mother... even find love. While she’s taking stock of her past and works on her self-confidence as well as her trust in the outside world, she also fixes firmly on her main goal: to reconnect with the son she lost custody of 20 years ago and ask him to forgive her. The First Woman is a film about second chances, the search for "normality" and the borderline between lucidity and darkness.