Self Harm Movies

Jess, age 18, and Moss, age 12 are second cousins in the dark-fire tobacco fields of rural Western Kentucky. Without immediate families that they can...

Plagued by a hidden childhood trauma that is destroying his life, an obsessive-compulsive MMA fighter moves to Fire Island and pretends to be gay in...

A short experimental documentary film about a teenager who suffers from mental health issues as a result of childhood bullying.

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...

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

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

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

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

Real blood, piercings, and erotic visuals.

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...

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...

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...

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

A man battles with different sides of himself in this colorful and catchy one-man musical directed by Henry MacLean and Jordan Gustafson

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

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

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