Childhood Trauma Movies

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...

A female college student went missing. The police questioned her two closest relations about the girl's whereabouts.

The artist Johanna Faust is about to leave her children to finally devote herself to her art again. A vague memory comes to her mind: Didn't her...

Kira finds it difficult to wake up, as sleep paralysis and psychological trauma from her childhood keep her in an endless cycle of nightmares.

When Connor is unexpectedly told he needs to find another place to stay, he's thrust into the streets of Darwin with no safety net. A chance...

Heta ysyryre gueteri jahasata. Translating from guaraní: Many ways to go! Olga inhabits this world. Just like every day, Olga gets up to have...

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

5 years old Yang spends an afternoon with his mother on a shopping trip. When he throws a tantrum after feeling neglected, she decides to punish him...

THE FOUL TRUTH charts the story of a young teenager - Thoithoiba (played by Priyakanta Laishram), who is a survivor of male sexual assault. The story...

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

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

Trapped in their own thoughts, a young person whose life and identity have always been shaped by others must confront their traumas to finally become...

“A fragile journey into childhood, suspended between dream and harsh reality.”

Alice Miller (1923-2010) psychologist and researcher, became world famous for her books about child abuse and its consequences. But how was it like...

A young girl retraces her relationship with her mother while they bake a pie together. Until she starts to remember what she seemed to have forgotten.

Amaris lives inside a fractured inner world where memory and identity blurs together. She awakens chained within a cage. Her mind rebuilds the past...

During the summer break, Viri, a 12-year-old, is staying at 'Hotel and Resort Safestay' with her family and extended family. She is the eldest one...

When an eccentric stranger promises to cure his claustrophobia, a sceptical man agrees to her treatment, only to discover that escaping his fear may...