Childhood Trauma Movies

A grandmother dies and leaves behind hours of secret film and audio recordings as well as an envelope with the words “Must read after my...

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...

A mentally disturbed "Hamburger Killer" stalks the streets murdering unsuspecting fast food diners in this 1978 low budget comedy-horror short.

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance...

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...

After a brief encounter with another boy at age 11, Ari Wallenmeier is forced to undergo Conversion Therapy. Now 35 years old and “fixed", Ari...

A single mother suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter and 7-year-old son to care for her, testing the family's strength to hold...

The tiricia is an illness of the soul when the heart is saddened. A story of three generations afflicted with being tiricientas: Ita, Justa and...

This short animation presents the haunting story of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven...

A young woman deals with a traumatic event and a sinister corner in her bedroom.

In this quiet, naturalistic dramatic short, six-year old Sarah grapples with understanding mortality after the sudden death of her older brother,...

A short film based on a real interview with a kid survived the 2006 war on Lebanon.

Sixteen year-old Bobby is emotionally damaged by his mother's early death. He accidentally causes a nun's death, unleashing a chain of supernatural...

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

Benny Lane won't take the pain, nor agony of his lonely/pathetic life any longer! Benny makes a drastic choice to kidnap a loner named Ford Burchett,...

Days before his birthday and weeks before his wedding, Tate Bradley, a twenty-five year old, African-American man attempts to commit suicide. He...

Humans are story-telling creatures. By thinking, we all unconsciously "author" a self-story in our heads. Most often, the characters and plot of our...

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...

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