Childhood Trauma Movies

A grandmother dies and leaves behind hours of secret film and audio recordings as well as an envelope with the words “Must read after my...

Days before his birthday and weeks before his wedding, Tate Bradley, a twenty-five year old, African-American man attempts to commit suicide. He...

Claudia revisits the house where she spent summers.

A young woman deals with a traumatic event and a sinister corner in her bedroom.

A woman introduces her Chinese dad to her American Jewish boyfriend and manipulates their language barrier to keep everyone happy.

This world is not made for fairy-tale adventures. Viri, a 12-year-old, realises this as she embarks on a solo stroll during a vacation with her...

Athena was abused by her father during her childhood. Years later, without answers and marked by the absence of justice, she decides to take matters...

After a brief encounter with another boy at age 11, Ari Wallenmeier is forced to undergo Conversion Therapy. Now 35 years old and “fixed", Ari...

A single mother suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter and 7-year-old son to care for her, testing the family's strength to hold...

A young woman travels to the Teddy Bear Motel after seeing it in her dreams. Between the allure of the motel’s portal into childhood and the...

Filmmaker Froukje van Wengerden’s 86-year-old grandmother shares a powerful memory from 1944, when she was just 14. As her story unfolds, we...

After her parents tragically died in a car crash, Lily is adopted and raised by Jeff, the driver of the other car. Jeff's young wife did not survive...

A short film based on a real interview with a kid survived the 2006 war on Lebanon.

A little cat witnesses the passing of his family.

A documentary that explores the reality of the LGBTQIA+ community through the perspective of those who, excluded from their families of origin, have...

tercerosombra is a surreal and experimental short film about suppressed emotions, childhood fears, bodily anxiety and the fragile relationship...

Sixteen year-old Bobby is emotionally damaged by his mother's early death. He accidentally causes a nun's death, unleashing a chain of supernatural...

A mentally disturbed "Hamburger Killer" stalks the streets murdering unsuspecting fast food diners in this 1978 low budget comedy-horror short.

A short film by Ana Cristina Barragán.