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Mental Health Warrior Online Film Fest

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Available September 14, 2026 12:00 AM UTC
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33 films in package
Beg Yuh A Call
Omar is adjusting to life overseas. A call from back home changes everything.
Girl of the Holler VA
A one-woman memoir, storytelling show about growing up in small town Appalachia with mental health issues and her relationship with her moonshiner father. Funny and Poignant, Girl of the Holler Short Version runs about 35 mins. Because of the subject matter and some adult language, Girl of the Holler is for mature audiences only. Girl of the Holler contains mature themes including mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, incarceration, childhood trauma, and grief. It also includes strong language and references to emotional and physical abuse.
Lock the Door Behind You
After Lexi realizes she left her front door unlocked, paranoia sets in and she can't help but wonder if someone is hiding in her house, waiting to attack.
Save Me MS
Simone struggling to cope after her husband, Reggie, is critically injured in a car accident. Haunted by the feelings of guilt and the belief that her own desires lead to the tragedy, Simone, is driven to the brink of despair. Despite her pain, she attempts to maintain normalcy for her young daughter, Ava, whose innocent love proves brief flickers of light in her darkest hour.
Phone Tag
The lifelong friendship of two young men is tested as they each struggle in silence. Texts they exchange and the messages they type and delete reveal what they cannot bring themselves to say. Their efforts to hide their pain unravel after a tragedy exposes the cost of their silence.
TRI FOR HOPE- From Hell to Paradise MI
TRI FOR HOPE documents Brandon Hillaker’s extraordinary 400-mile personal triathlon across Michigan, journeying from Hell to Paradise. Over 96 grueling hours, Brandon bikes 330 miles, swims 5 miles, and runs 65 miles to shatter mental health stigma and offer hope to those battling suicidal ideation. Having survived a suicide attempt in 2013, Brandon spent years rebuilding his life through recovery and advocacy, later founding the Delta College Green Ribbon Initiative. This intimate documentary captures the intense mental and physical effort of his trek and the profound internal purpose driving it, proving that the path out of personal darkness is forged through resilience, open conversation, and community.
Things With Feathers
A surrealist exploration of struggling with hope, despair, and what exists between them. Told through the eyes of a narrator’s experience with two mysterious creatures in her life.
Through My Eyes
Social anxiety feels scary, frightening, and claustrophobic. It’s brutal, and I hope that someone watching this knows that it’s real and affects millions.
Turn My Goddamn Mind Off. The Story of Clint Malarchuk
Turn My Goddamn Mind Off is a gripping documentary about Clint Malarchuk — the Canadian NHL star who spent decades battling severe depression, PTSD, and addiction while hiding his illness behind the stigma of “tough masculinity.” The film follows his journey from a traumatic childhood and a near-fatal on-ice accident, through suicide attempts — including the shocking moment he survived a gunshot under his chin — to his rebirth as one of sports’ leading mental-health advocates.
Nasty
Nasty tells the story of Lt. Col. Daniel Nash, an F-15 pilot who was scrambled from Otis Air National Guard Base at supersonic speed on the morning of September 11, 2001, to intercept what was believed to be a hijacked commercial airliner. Although the attacks ended that day, their effects on Dan did not. Through the voices of family members, close friends, and a fellow pilot, the film traces the quiet turbulence that followed. Disciplined, steady, and driven, Dan struggled with the aftermath of that morning—a weight he would carry for the rest of his life.
"L'Homme Machine" de Max Hureau
Pierre Gordeeff, sound designer and visual artist, becomes one with the thousands of salvaged objects he assembles into a gigantic machine-instrument. Between opiates and psychiatry, poetry and trance, the excesses of one man are revealed. He makes his work his double, reflecting back to us the dysfunctions of our society.
Dialectic from NY
Tessa becomes increasingly distracted by her intrusive thoughts and internal judgement to them. Personified as a devilish bug and anxious moth, the conflicting voices in her head steal her attention from things she enjoys, until she pushes herself to break the cycle.
Being Deadly from Australia
This film introduces the "The Deadlys First Nation Shout Out Group" and their experience of living with a disability. It captures their courage and determination to be advocates for the rights of others, Indigenous and Non-Indigenous, who live with a disability
Happy Birthday
"Happy Birthday" follows Rae, a teenage girl, as she navigates the tension between healing and relapse in eating disorder recovery. This film aims to shed light on struggles with body image, toxic diet culture, and disordered eating.
The Dinosaur
SOB from Canada
A young man unloads his past to his therapist as he tries to decide if he's going to his estranged mother's funeral or not.
Critical Moments
Critical Moments takes us inside therapy, focusing on one intensive session and the unique trauma story of 16-year-old MerriAnne, a foster kid who’s been in the system since she was a child. In this critical session, she meets with her therapist of over a year, Dr. Gomez; this, following a recent stay at a psychiatric facility. We learn that MerriAnne has lost her best chance at finally being adopted after numerous previous foster placements over many years. We also witness her unique bond with Dr. Gomez, and its impact on her life choices.
Chizo from Nigeria
Madu, a reclusive architect quietly battling schizophrenia reluctantly attends his friend Femi's birthday party in Lagos. What begins as a smooth night with his friend Detola and an attempt to reconnect with people spirals into a chaotic psychological breakdown which exposes him as a subject in a secretive TS&B Pharmaceuticals experiment involving brain implants designed to suppress mental illness. Madu is rescued by a group of insiders setting the stage for a larger conspiracy as TS&B Pharmaceuticals tries to get him back.
Manuel
A teenager joins an artistic group for the first time while facing the fear of not being accepted. A short film that reminds us that challenges can be overcome when society is empathetic and inclusive
After the Rain
Haunted by his past, Aaron abruptly wakes up in an inpatient mental facility. Following his daily routine, Aaron participates in his one-on-one therapy session, where he is encouraged to face his past traumas and navigate his triggers to best prepare for his pending release
Stage Frightened
A timid high school boy pursues his dream to perform in musical theater but is haunted by a mysterious cloaked figure that does all it can to stop him.
Sleep All Day
The single mother Sarah, exhausted from dealing with her sleep-addicted daughter's frequent school absences, sensed the hidden corners of her adolescent girl's heart amidst her tangled emotions.
Evergreen and the Fu#$ing Spectrum
Paul, a young autistic man, struggles to process his father's terminal cancer diagnosis while haunted by Ever Green—a character from a Hollywood autism film he despises. Through therapy sessions and painful memories, Paul confronts his grief, his strained relationship with his father, and society's stereotypical portrayals of autism. A raw exploration of neurodiversity, family dysfunction, and the Hollywood gaze on disability.
The Vow
After a devastating separation and years of unspoken grief, a man haunted by loss teeters on the edge of giving up. The Vow is a film on men's mental health and what finally opening up can look like.
Heresy
from every expert he can find. Yet every door he opens leads only to more uncertainty. With nothing left to hold onto, he turns to the one place he has not yet gone—toward God, toward prayer, toward the hope that something greater might guide him where reason cannot. In that surrender, in that fragile leap of faith, he discovers a path that defies convention. What some might call heresy becomes, for him, the only truth that finally leads him forward.
Jason McLean: Boomerang Smile
"Boomerang Smile" is an intimate glimpse into the curious mind of multimedia artist Jason McLean, capturing his raw, unbridled creativity. With his unique wit and charm, McLean guides us through his distinctly detailed drawings, impulsive paintings, heady collages, and elaborate ephemera-packed art studio to his solo show on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, including a quintessential detour to explain how the gritty New York City streets inspire his work. All the while his infectious energy propels us forward and closer to him, giving us a unique perspective on this enigmatic artist.
(un)withered
After returning from a trip to her home country, Myanmar, Pann struggles to readjust to her routine in Singapore, weighed down by an unknown pain. When the white lily, which her mother left in her care, begins to wither, she becomes fixated on saving it. As her obsession grows, suppressed emotions emerge, and lost memories resurface, forcing her to confront the root of the pain she has been carrying.
A Reason
This film is about a suicidal man who is given a second chance at life when a compassionate pawnshop owner offers him an unusual choice: a gun or a cookbook. In the process, he finds passion, romance, heartbreak, and a genuine sense of purpose.
Chasing Adonis
Danny has always struggled with his reflection. After being rejected for a major acting role for not having "the right look," his insecurities spiral into obsession. Fixated on transforming his body, he follows the extreme fitness regime of social media influencer Rex, pushing himself beyond his limits. As his dangerous fixation deepens, his physical and mental health suffer, straining his relationship with Rachel and distancing him from the world around him. Even after achieving his dream physique and landing his big break, he remains at war with his own image. Chasing Adonis offers a haunting look at the silent struggles of muscle dysmorphia and the pressures placed on men to attain an impossible ideal.
Parts in Progress
Parts in Progress explores neurodivergency through a raw, darkly comic dive into Indigo’s mind. It moves through the wild fields of creativity, the inner turbulence and an unexpected, absurd encounter with comorbidities. What unfolds is a striking, deeply human journey about embracing your true self, that part that makes you beautifully you, giving you the freedom to bloom.
My Crying Song For You
Grief comes to all who love. When death is by suicide, the grief of loved ones left behind can be overwhelming. There is an increased risk of suicide in suicide loss survivors. The Hold On Campaign for Suicide Prevention uses the power of art to connect, express, and heal. Diane Kaufman, MD, who is a poet, artist, retired child psychiatrist, and a suicide attempt and suicide loss survivor, is the founder/director of the Hold On Campaign for Suicide Prevention.
Willa's Wall
A podcast producer obsessed with time meets with a therapist to discuss her reoccurring dream that is hinting to a past trauma she witnessed.
Afterglow
A group of parkour athletes explore their shared history. Looking at how emotions and mindsets are challenged, Afterglow explores themes of trauma and the youth experience of trying to find belonging. How do friendships shape us and what does it mean to grow up?
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TRI FOR HOPE documents Brandon Hillaker’s extraordinary 400-mile personal triathlon across Michigan, journeying from Hell to Paradise. Over 96 grueling hours, Brandon bikes 330 miles, swims 5 miles, and runs 65 miles to shatter mental health stigma and offer hope to those battling suicidal ideation. Having survived a suicide attempt in 2013, Brandon spent years rebuilding his life through recovery and advocacy, later founding the Delta College Green Ribbon Initiative. This intimate documentary captures the intense mental and physical effort of his trek and the profound internal purpose driving it, proving that the path out of personal darkness is forged through resilience, open conversation, and community.

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