Self Harm Movies

"Split" is a horror release from directors Jack Mulvanerty and White Gardenia, two extreme horror films from two critically acclaimed extreme horror...

Alex Anna’s body is a canvas: her scars come to life to tell a new story of self-harming.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

18-year-old Kathleen is fresh out of foster care. Her departure coincides with the death of her biological mother, so she returns to her hometown to...

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...

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

Amir’s life with his beautiful girlfriend looks perfect but in reality, he is harbouring a dark secret he knows no one will understand –...

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

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 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 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...

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