Jasmine je elegantní, okouzlující a zhýčkaná dáma, která má vše, nač si vzpomene. Její zdánlivě idylické manželství s bohatým podnikatelem Halem i bezstarostný život se v jediný okamžik rozpadnou na kousky. Jasmine se stěhuje ke své sestře Ginger, která má skromný byt v San Francisku. Jenže útěk z pohádkového stereotypu není tak jednoduchý. Jasmine s nechutí přijímá práci recepční v zubní ordinaci, kde přitahuje nechtěnou pozornost svého šéfa. Přes všechno si hodlá i nadále zachovat aristokratické způsoby, i když je emocionálně na dně a jejím nejlepším přítelem je koktejl antidepresiv a alkoholu. Když potkává Dwighta, šarmantního diplomata, který je uchvácen její krásou, oduševnělostí a stylem, má dojem, že nachází novou životní cestu. Jenže co vlastně Jasmine od svého života opravdu čeká? Komediální drama Jasmíniny slzy vypráví o důsledcích, které mohou nastat, když lidé zavírají oči před realitou a pravdou, kterou nechtějí vidět.
Beau se bojí – života, světa a především své mámy. Na cestě na rodinnou návštěvu je vtažen do nečekané spirály absurdních událostí, které si nedokázal představit ani v těch nejtemnějších snech. Na šílené pouti plné humoru, děsů a dobrodružství se tak musí samotářský podivín vyrovnat se svými strachy a konečně vzít život do vlastních rukou.
Daniel, a successful TV journalist living life in the fast lane, has fallen into a deep depression. His seemingly perfect life suddenly collapses under him when panic attacks force him to deal with himself and his past.
Ruth a Harry se rozhodnou podniknout romantický výlet s batohem na zádech po Pacific Northwest, ale uprostřed nádherné přírody učiní Ruth nečekaný objev, který ji přivede na novou, podivnou a děsivou cestu. Dvojice není v lese sama a možná, že až vyjdou ven, nebudou stejní... pokud vyjdou.
Svatba nejstaršího syna Dylana vede k setkání Lynn s bývalým manželem Paulem, se kterým si před lety rozchodem rozdělili i opatrovnictví svých dětí. Lynn, jejíž vztahy s Dylanem nebyly po rozvodu zrovna ideální, přijíždí na svatbu s nejmladšími syny Elliotem a Benem. Podobně jako dcera Alice trpí téměř fobií ze setkání s Paulem, který se mezitím stihl oženit s atraktivní Patty. Sedmnáctiletý Elliot, kterému ani čtvrtá odvykací kúra nepomohla zbavit se drog…
A young woman struggles with an anxiety disorder after dropping out of school.
Four people suffering from various forms of clinical anxiety disorders tell us what it's like to live and work with this illness. They discuss the stigma attached to being anxious, and also how to cope with the symptoms using things like medication, supplements, self love and meditation. All of this in an endless search for anxiety relief.
A woman stalked by depression makes some extreme decisions.
A young university freshmen enters university with hopes of pursuing his art, but is challenged by a dark reality of human existence which has haunted him since his childhood.
A short experimental film about processing internal stress outwardly through the creative process.
Emma approaches adulthood, she tries to live an ordinary life and keep up to her late mothers expectations. However her anxiety weighs over her, stopping her from enjoying the last few youthful years.
This documentary attempts to understand why so many comedians experience mental health issues, a condition that stands in stark contrast to their profession. Anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts: these are the heavy subjects they dare to tackle on stage. Cathy Gauthier, Coco Belliveau, Jean-François Mercier, Mario Jean, Maude Landry, Preach and Simon Gouache testify.
A portrait of man dealing with himself on a rainy day. Part realistic, part expressionist.
A short romantic comedy about a young woman and her anxiety.
He can’t run from his dreams..or at least can’t escape them. Kaleb Allen won't let himself sleep out of fear of falling back into a nightmarish landscape in his mind. He dreams the same dream every night. An embodiment of darkness watching him. As his dreams become more vivid, he is unaware of what is reality and what is fantasy. Kaleb starts to think that his nightmares aren't just nightmares...but are something more.
Lucy Swan is a college freshman who is raped at a party. Consequently Lucy suffers from anxiety disorder and feels abandoned by an ineffectual system. A few years later Lucy has become a successful lawyer, but when she's forced to confront her past, will she finally break her silence?
Can Apollo speak? An opportunity to make friends arise after receiving his first invite to a party.
Anxiety is the most common mental health problem in North America. Panic attacks, discomfort, ruminations, isolation: anxiety prevents those who suffer from it from living their lives to the full and plunges them into sometimes insurmountable distress. Is there more anxiety than ever before? How do we get out of this?
Damon Smith has estimated that he has spent around 50,000 hours of his life, so far, participating in absurd ritualistic behaviours associated with his obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). With a diagnosis of both, OCD and Bipolar Disorder, and with the help of his anxious friend, Adam Coad, these Australian singer-songwriters share, through original music, preposterous humour, and outlandish animations, the intricate and debilitating nature of what it is like to live and talk about mental illness in a world where it’s ok to talk about a broken arm, but not ok to talk about a broken mind.
A short documentary following Koyote Moone and her medical and psychiatric service dog Banner. This film explores issues surrounding non-visible disabilities and discrimination against service dog teams.