A girl loses her family to an accident and that leads her to this disorder along with hallucination and depression. Her boyfriend goes missing in a hospital which is all over the news for all the wrong reasons.
Schizophrenia. It may be one word, but it immediately conjures up multiple connotations. Mad. Incurable. Violent. Suicidal. Chemical imbalances. Crazy. A lifelong condition. Inevitable dependency on Medicines. Dark. Terrible. 'A Drop of Sunshine' challenges these notions. It questions the mainstream view of the condition and seeks alternate ways of recovering from it. Through the powerful story of its young and gutsy protagonist, Reshma Valiappan, it seeks to give viewers a new vocabulary to address the stigmatized mental illness. The film proposes that the only treatment method that can work in Schizophrenia is one where the so-called 'patient' is encouraged and empowered to become an equal partner in the process of healing.
Jani is one of the youngest children ever diagnosed with schizophrenia. At age 9, she's seen great improvements and some setbacks. But now her parent's attention turns toward her brother, Bodhi. At age 4, is he showing signs of schizophrenia too?
British artist Kim Noble talks about the reality of living with dissociative identity disorder and shows us the artwork created by 14 of her personalities. "I'm Patricia, I don't like being called Kim, but I have got used to it now."
A social worker recounts the case of Ella Jackson, a girl who sees a man standing behind her in the mirror
As the end of the world approaches, a depressed teenager is faced with her fears and desires.
A man and a woman exploring their organic life in exchange for their pseudo-existence in a world that never exists.
Jessica, a young carer, and her mum, who is deeply paranoid and who sees and hears unexplained things have a strong and loving relationship. But the misfit relationship they have brings many challenges they struggle to overcome. The mum's deterioration in her mental health causes her to be sectioned, leaving Jessica lost in her life.
A short film by Giulio Questi.
Jani, now 11, is showing improvement in keeping her hallucinations at bay. But the same cannot be said for Bodhi, now 6. His dangerous outbursts have landed him in the hospital; leaving the doctors and family with a puzzling diagnosis.
Wendy is released from a psychiatric hospital and must take pills regularly to suppress the symptoms of her mental illness. After Wendy decides to stop taking her medicine, she starts to hear terrifying voices in her head.
An episode of paranoid schizophrenia.
Short film made by the patient himself about his experience in a schizophrenia crisis.
Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse is a feature length documentary film about one mans struggle with schizophrenia and the extraordinary brutality that ended his life. It is the story of a city in denial that was forced to face the truth and learn, grow and change as a result. Alien Boy explores issues of impunity, police brutality, and mental illness.
A boy is haunted by voices in his head that tell him to do things he doesn't want to.
A collage of contemporary queer culture in Poland. Rough, iconoclastic, shocking work and staged excerpts picking up the issue of freedom of expression and sexuality.
A man struggles with mental health and seeks help.