On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide.
Ruth and Harry decide to take a romantic backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest, but amongst the beautiful scenery, Ruth makes an unexpected discovery that sets her off on a strange, frightening new path. The couple aren't alone in the woods, and they might not be the same when they come out...if they come out.
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.
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.
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.
Benji is sent spiraling into a storm of self doubt after matching with a girl who is out of his league. A short film about body dysmorphia.
A man with social anxiety attempts to order pizza over the phone at the risk of having a nervous breakdown.
After a party ends in a tragic death, a couple race against the clock and a vicious drug dealer to find out why a life-saving ambulance was never sent.
During ancient Greece, Marcus, a winemaker, was haunted by his past as a gladiator.
A young woman experiences the worst panic attack of her life as the world around her seems to be going faster and faster.
Manuel, a young Dominican chef, has the opportunity to fulfill his dream when a businesswoman asks him for a dish that will impress her. But, he has to deal with his inner voice that torments him in order to make it.
The Black Tea is a 2007 short film directed by Serge Elissalsde.
Four friends visit an outdoor festival. In the queue mass panic arises. Their relationships inform the way the friends react during the chaos. One of them is killed, the remaining friends are seen as a hero, a victim and a villain. But aren't the victims guilty as well. And isn't the bad-guy also a victim?
Time Fear Temptation follows Michael Callaway, as he anxiously waits in his apartment for 5 hours. The woman who promised to bring him what he needs is increasingly late. The long wait spirals Michael more and more into a false reality...
Florence Walker is an aspiring actress who's barely getting any auditions. After finding a sketchy casting call for a horror movie, she takes the opportunity in her desperation, but nothing is how it seems. On top of that, she experiences the horrors of anxiety and mental illness in this situation of complete presssure.
A boy kills his friend and is haunted by the memory of him, until one day...
A portrait of man dealing with himself on a rainy day. Part realistic, part expressionist.
Two men talk about their anxiety-induced panic attacks.
A teenager tests his limits by attending a costume party, where his anxiety manifests itself in the form of a looming shadow.
A lad waits for his audition. As the minutes go by, his anxiety builds until it all culminates and he begins to spiral.