The filmmakers' 21-year-old daughter journeys from locked-down psych wards and diagnostic labels toward expansive worlds of creativity, connection, and greater meaning. Featuring insights from trauma experts and others, the film challenges the widespread idea that mental illness should be understood purely in biological terms, revealing the myriad ways that madness has meaning beyond brain chemistry.
Scott Panetti was tried for the capital murder of his parents-in-law on September 8, 1992 in Gillesp...

A "Chinese" father reflects on the changing relationship of China and US during his trip to Beijing ...

A documentary that records the daily life of a mother with a limited life expectancy and a grandmoth...

This documentary is about Carlitos, a young man with mental disability who has a particular vision o...

British artist Kim Noble talks about the reality of living with dissociative identity disorder and s...
Every now and then, we get a teacher who doesn't just connect with us -- they make us a better perso...

Whereas Minki’s older brother benefits from the social stability provided by marrying his girlfrien...
In this sequel to "My brother the Islamist," we continue to follow Robb Leech as the tries to unders...
THEY HEARD VOICES is a documentary film exploring the Hearing Voices Movement, chronic psychosis, an...

Some members of the Al-Mawad family (of Palestinian origin) visit their relatives in the town of Kfa...

Mel Schwartz escaped the Great Depression on a bicycle adventure he'd remember for the rest of his l...

Kyra Gardner's loving tribute to growing up in the world of the psycho killer doll, Chucky.

The moving story of Milena Boeva, a passionate woman who finds a one-of-a-kind sanctuary where young...

We had a comfortable life until my father went bankrupt and I blamed him for our misfortune. Being 3...

This documentary film follows for 22 years a nine-member family involved in the manufacturing of Udo...

Markku built a house for his family with his own bare hands like a strong man is supposed to do. He ...