"After receiving a devastating diagnosis, a severely depressed veteran who hides his pain through self-isolation and alcohol must accept the help of his famous cousin or risk becoming just another statistic."
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Kevin Machate
Shane
Beth Shea
Ashley
Barry Corbin
Jim
Gayland Williams
Gloria
Ammie Masterson
Dr. Tucker
Marilyn Ghigliotti
Melinda Price (Voice)
David B. Johnson
Ben
Justin McMurtry
Minister
Reanna Fornash
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Natalie Williams
Receptionist
N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.
A short film created by medical students about a medical student suffering from major depression living through almost same days in a never-ending loop
Can I talk to you for a second? What if someone promises to tell you the truth? Would you believe them? A short film following a burnt out call worker, a thunderstorm, a haunted VHS and an event that changes their very idea of the truth. Mono was created by St Ghosty Creatives in 2026 following funding for their 'New Immersion' programme of work exploring immersive and technical exploration in performance and media. (Content warnings - reference to self-harm, reference to mental health and flashing lights.)
A mental health PSA about a student overwhelmed with the aspects of her life as a teenage girl.
After a concerning therapy session, Anna, a troubled teen with mental health problems opts to find something that makes her happy to support her in recovery.
A dark entity lingers over Elsie. A daily struggle, impaired thoughts and emotions causing her to lose contact with external reality.
Bethany and Sam are friends with a brewing romance that is long overdue. With the making of a student film together over Halloween, this romance becomes realised. However, with this new proximity to Sam, Bethany begins to peel away the layers of a potentially very troubled person.
Photographer and entrepreneur in training, Alonzo, struggles to get his artistic business off the ground. To combat his self-doubt and anxiety, he seeks help from his old college friends who've made names for themselves.
A poetic journey of memory and fantasy told through the eyes of four versions of an artist as she creates her own self-identity.
Drawn by a strange ringing, a weary writer slips out of her life to follow it through the city, encountering strangers whose fleeting, intimate moments stir something lost in her. Phantasma reflects on the cards we’re given and what we choose to do with them.
A determined athlete wrestles with his inner demons while faced with the opportunity of a lifetime. Akeem Swift (Adrian Akeem Sterling) dreams of one day becoming a Pro Football player and freeing his mother from a life of poverty. After training for months, he receives an email with the opportunity of a lifetime, an invite-only private workout taking place in five days. Akeem's confidence is shattered during this week, and his determination turns into anxiety, sending him into panic attacks. As he continues to grow more and more anxious, he wrestles with self-doubt due to past disappointments. He studies, works tirelessly, relentlessly day and night to prepare for Saturday.
A young man from South Korea comes to New York to study. For the first two years, he surrounds himself with unsuitable friends, leading to an inappropriate life that leads him to drug use and a traumatic event. Subsequently, his life becomes absolutely hopeless due to his sudden mental illness, depriving his social life and total happiness. He tries various treatments to help him though, unfortunately none of them helps. Though, he doesn't give up and holds on to his last hope, his faith. Surprisingly, his life changes positively. He shares his aspirations as well as a sincere message for those who might be going through similar situations as him for encouragement.
A disparate group of addicts find common ground as they explore their inner demons.
A young man undergoes the dilemma of either letting the medication he takes for his bipolar disorder suppress his entire personality or be himself with all that comes with it.
Lucy, an aspiring artist escapes into dreamlike visions through mysterious vials. As fantasy consumes her, she must choose which world to live in.
An original semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama very loosely inspired by Max Hechtman's adolescence and college experience as a young filmmaker.
A bedraggled young wanderer lives in a desolate world in complete isolation until reviewing their past choices forces them to call for help.
A short film portrays the events of a depressed man's day, culminating, presumably, in his suicide, though the ending is ambiguous. Afterwards, a roundtable of mental hygiene professionals and social workers examine the film, while discussing the phenomenon of suicide more broadly.
She thought she'd always be on the inside looking out...until a robotic dog gave her a reason to step out. Isolated by depression and anxiety, Esther spends her days watching the world pass by. After a failed attempt to connect, she makes an unexpected choice: she orders a robotic dog named Luno. It's awkward. It's weird. And somehow... it helps. As Esther ventures out with Luno, a chance meeting with another robotic dog walker sparks something real. For the first time in ages, she doesn't feel invisible. Walkies is a quiet, hopeful story about taking the first steps toward connection-and discovering you're not as alone as you thought.
The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.
A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team
On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.
At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from unexplainable symptoms and is admitted to a military hospital. When doctors suspect schizophrenia, an eccentric psychoanalyst takes up the case and starts a conversation with the veteran.
Stanley manages his boxer brother Lion but when a devastating loss in the ring leaves the pair in debt, an opportunity to recoup the cash leads to a series of misadventures that threaten to break the bond between them.
A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead, before that meant just flesh-eating zombies.
After surviving an IED explosion in combat overseas, a young soldier with the Army Motorcycle Unit is medically discharged with a broken back and leg. Against all odds he trains to make an impossible comeback as a motocross racer in order to support his family.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq—anchored only by his one true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
