This Might Hurt

This Might Hurt + Q&A (for viewing on a TV with the Eventive App)

Unlock 5 films to stream instantly
Already unlocked? for access

Give as a gift

$9.40After unlocking, you'll have 10 days to start watching. Once you begin, you'll have 48 hours to finish watching. Need help?

This Might Hurt is a documentary that offers solutions to reduce and unlearn chronic pain. The film follows three chronic pain patients who have spent years searching for answers. Desperate for relief, they enter a new medical program — run by Dr. Howard Schubiner — that focuses on uncovering hidden causes of pain, and retraining their brains to switch the pain off.


This new paradigm for diagnosis and treatment was found to be effective in several randomized trials, and it was recommended by the HHS’s task force to combat the opioid epidemic. This Might Hurt provides an intimate exploration and suggests a path to healing for millions.


With subtitles in English, Spanish, Hebrew, Brazilian Portuguese, German, French, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Hindi, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Norwegian Bokmål and Arabic.


Official Selection of the Austin Film Festival, Detroit Free Press Film Festival, American Public Health Film Festival


Named "An essential documentary on the opioid crisis" by NBC Right Now

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    80 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Kent Bassett, Marion Cunningham
  • Producer
    Kent Bassett, Marion Cunningham
  • Editor
    Kent Bassett
  • Composer
    Jonathan Kirkscey