Self Harm Movies

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 imperfec...

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...

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

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

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 o...

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

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 unsett...

The story follows Fang Hui's carefully planned routine, however, he discovers that he cannot throw off the grip of fate. He will have to face the deat...

This is an Amateur Micro-short on Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms for Loneliness. We feel a constant sense of loneliness. We try so many wrong methods to...

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...

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

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

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

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.

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

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