Childhood Trauma Movies

Humans are story-telling creatures. By thinking, we all unconsciously "author" a self-story in our heads. Most often, the characters and plot of our...

A film shoot is thrown into disarray when six-year-old Emily becomes distressed during an emotionally charged scene. As tensions rise between cast...

A woman tells us the feelings of her childhood, through an atmospheric journey to her past, where we relive that traumatic moment: her father's abuse.

A young woman deals with a traumatic event and a sinister corner in her bedroom.

A little cat witnesses the passing of his family.

After her parents tragically died in a car crash, Lily is adopted and raised by Jeff, the driver of the other car. Jeff's young wife did not survive...

A grandmother dies and leaves behind hours of secret film and audio recordings as well as an envelope with the words “Must read after my...

Holotropic Breathwork is arguably one of the most powerful and effective non-pharmacological methods of psychotherapy and self-exploration. It...

A man who was abused as a child by his community returns there to take revenge.

On a night defined by desperation, a young addict must confront his deepest traumas when a ruthless decision pushes him to the edge of his own...

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...

A documentary that explores the reality of the LGBTQIA+ community through the perspective of those who, excluded from their families of origin, have...

In a remote Turkish village, a timid young man is haunted by his childhood and the mysterious death of his sister. Nightmares and unsettling visions...

Unhappy with his unstimulating home life, 9-year-old Daniel yearns to be abducted by aliens. He sneaks out of his house to relive the kind of...

A short amateur stop-motion animation about self-harm. Watch on YouTube: ito can't sleep

After a brief encounter with another boy at age 11, Ari Wallenmeier is forced to undergo Conversion Therapy. Now 35 years old and “fixed", Ari...

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

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

A young man, severely addicted to drugs due to childhood abuse, has his life impacted even further after a meeting with his dealer goes horribly...

Athena was abused by her father during her childhood. Years later, without answers and marked by the absence of justice, she decides to take matters...