Childhood Trauma Movies

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance...

The imprint of the past is made present by the return of three migrants to a community in the upper Mixteca region of Oaxaca, where the three stories...

An imaginative and somewhat disturbed young girl fantasizes about evil creatures and other oddities to mask her insecurities while growing up in...

Legend holds that 30 years ago, a suburban town was terrorized by the spirit of a woman whose horrid face had been grotesquely disfigured. Roaming...

Anker is released from prison after a fourteen year sentence for robbery. Anker’s brother, Manfred, is the only one who knows where the money...

The documentary follows one woman's quest to overcome anxiety, depression, and opioid addiction through the use of psychedelic medicines.

Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys find empowerment by creating short films inspired by their trauma.

Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.

A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the...

Christine takes her best friend with another couple for a final vacation when she goes to close up and sell her family's hunting lodge in the remote...

A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with...

A young Hacienda-owner abuses women due to his traumatic youth while his mother covers for his sadistic actions.

A filmmaker unearths a pervasive history of multigenerational trauma in her Italian-American family. As decades of secrets, home movies, and...

In the aftermath of war, an extraordinary professor brings hope to children haunted by trauma-induced nightmares.

A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose...

A little cat witnesses the passing of his family.

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

A minor train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town's reclusive bank clerk.

A mentally disturbed "Hamburger Killer" stalks the streets murdering unsuspecting fast food diners in this 1978 low budget comedy-horror short.

After four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing...