Voices With Impact Mental Health Shorts

Mental Health Shorts 2: Parents & Children

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Amazing Grace
Based on the true stories of many families, Amazing Grace tells the story of a single mother caring for her adult son with schizophrenia.
HUM
When grieving mother Vera takes a walk into the woods, painful memories of her young daughter’s passing begin to surface. As Vera struggles to stay afloat emotionally, an unexpected finding brings her closer to her little girl.
Rock the Cradle
When the grips of postpartum depression engulf a new struggling South Asian mother, she must learn to stay afloat without drowning in her own darkness.
Saving Art
Instead of telling his newly diagnosed five-year-old son that he has Leukaemia, Brian tells Arthur that the chemotherapy will give him superpowers.
Aloo Poori
On the night before leaving her small-town home, Sejal discovers her widowed mother has stopped taking the medication she relies on for her mental health. As Sejal tries to confront her, her mother remains lost in making aloo poori—a farewell meal steeped in family ritual.
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Films exploring mental health in relation to Parent-Child relationships.


This Mental Health Shorts collection is made up of incredible films submitted to VWI by filmmakers from all over the world.

Programmed and selected by Voices With Impact.

When grieving mother Vera takes a walk into the woods, painful memories of her young daughter’s passing begin to surface. As Vera struggles to stay afloat emotionally, an unexpected finding brings her closer to her little girl. Directed by Rebecca E. Tremblay. Rebecca E. Tremblay is a storyteller, actress and filmmaker based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. She wrote, directed and produced the short film HUM which took home 2 awards and was nominated in 4 categories at the 2023 Silver Wave Film Festival; it was also selected to be broadcast on CBC in 2024.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    7 minutes
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Rebecca E. Tremblay
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