Self Harm Movies

Using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life.

A disturbed man enters a room and, unbeknownst to others, is having psychotic episodes.

Real blood, piercings, and erotic visuals.

In 2011, Maine State Prison launched a pioneering reform program to scale back its use of solitary confinement. Bafta and Emmy-winning film-maker Dan...

A surrealist perspective on self harm and the want for death.

When Arnie Silverman, a manic-depressive novelist, begins a bout of self-harm and lies to his girlfriend about it, his best friend and sister’s...

Toxic masculinity has come to a head and this story explores the consequences not just for women, but for men. The phrase "toxic masculinity" is...

In 1999, 11-year-old Nisha Platzer lost her older brother, Josh, to suicide. Twenty years later, her search for a specialized medical treatment leads...

On her birthday, a young girl finds herself in the company of a guilt-ridden and emotionally detached family, where each member grapples with...

Sienna struggles with dreams of an unknown and scary place after receiving a dress that belonged to her late grandmother, who commited suicide years...

Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing...

After her boyfriend leaves for the night, a curious young woman is left alone to deal with the horrors of her mental health.

This 3-minute short film by Iain Delavan was created at a dark time in his life. In his usual abstract and expressive style, Delavan depicts an...

Not wanting to die in a body that repulses him, Lev, a trans college student, resorts to the most extreme measures possible.

A man, alone in a bathroom, gets ready to go out. He's stopped in his tracks when he trips on his bathroom scale. Desperate to rid his body's...

Antonia and Zeno struggle with their marriage during a surreal dinner - while a mysterious Aztec whistle seems to be influencing their actions.

A fist-person story of the director of the documentary, who talks about the loneliness that entails living with an eating disorder and her vision now...

Short animation by Alina Maliszewska about two lovers trying to kill themselves