Mental Disorders
Mind my mind
When relying on social scripts to survive the social world, it’s not easy to go off-script. Especially if you just want to date a girl.
Bipolar
Richard’s journey started a long time ago. At the age of 19, being on a holiday abroad, he plunged into a world that existed only in his mind.
213 Things About Me
«My report card said ‘does not apply herself’. I thought that was a little misguided… all I do is focus and apply myself». (Cate Warren)
Sollten Behinderte Bioeier kaufen?
Nikolas Müller addresses the issue of inclusion and the balance of power between society, state institutions and people who are mentally ill.
wegzaubern
«Spirit Away» evolved from my interest in biographies of psychiatric patients, whose creative works are represented in the Prinzhorn Collection.
Møterommet
In this kafkaesque meeting a mother and her son are fighting a clogged bureaucracy that intensify the personal suffering it is supposed to remedy.
Rock’n’Rollers
When Sia (15) ends up in a depression the future of the band he is playing in with his best friends Bas and Vince is at stake. On friendship!
Ja i Mój Tata
Dawid decides to take care of his father Edward who has Alzheimer’s disease. How much of their life will Dawid and his family be able to sacrifice?
Isabella
At the age of ninety-two, Isabella struggles to remember. How much of your life do you need to remember to remain yourself?
Perfectly Normal
A man who often seems lost in an imaginary world, but works hard to keep his feet on the ground.
Ik laat je gaan
Sanne suffers from borderline personality disorder, chronic depression and insomnia. She is searching for peace and her father decides to support her.
Diagnostic
Dr. Semyc is a specialist of a widespread disease for which there is no cure to date.
El Viaje de Maria
A small excursion into the inner world of an adolescent who has autism, a journey full of colour, love, creativity and originality.
Det var ikke jeg, det var fiskmåsen
«It was the summer I started getting more restless. I was suddenly too fast, out of control, too much.»
The Globe Collector
This short documentary takes us into a world where a passion for electronics is all-consuming and Asperger’s nothing more than a label.
Scrapbook
Nearly 50 years after the shooting by Jeffrey Paull, autist Donna Washington watches and comments footage on herself and other disabled children.
Gråter och stör de andra
In 1932 Linnea Carlsson disappeared from the family farm. When she returned 30 years later, she was a different person.
Gleichgewicht
Denise visits almost every day an amusement park to take rides with the «Tagada» carousel because it helps her to get over her difficult past.
Kui ma olin Kosmonaut
In Oliver’s life the world is a mix of imagination and reality. It’s hard to resist being dragged in illusion and even harder to get out of it again.
The Day We Danced on the Moon
The story of the «Channel One Band», a reggae band of mental health patients, as they journey to the West Coast of Ireland.
Mon petit frère de la lune
A young girl tries to understand why her little brother, who has autism, is so different and gives her version of the facts.
Veronika
Illustrated by marvelous sand paintings, the film dives into the hidden world of Veronika, who once was certified autistic and with an IQ of zero.
Zelf
Making choices seem to be a matter of your right to shape your life just the way you want to. But what if you’re not able to make your own choices?