Abuse Movies

A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal...

Between 1924 to 1970, Kinchela Boys Home in Kempsey, New South Wales, saw an estimated 400 to 600 Aboriginal children exposed to routine acts of...

Up to 1970, 4,500 people were lobotomized in Sweden. The majority were women and some were children. The method quickly became a standard in many...

Set in grey space, the film tells us the story of a young girl named Jahnvi sitting alone in a dark, single room carrying multiple thoughts about her...

In a tense trial, a prestigious professor finds himself caught up in a storm of accusations. As hidden truths are uncovered, his life and the...

This piece is inspired by the memoirs of Sepideh Gholian. A prisoner of conscience at 26 years old in Bushehr prison, Iran.

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...

In recent decades, more than 10,000 children reportedly were sexually abused by Catholic priests in the US. From behind the headlines, filmmaker Joe...

AMERICAN REFLEXXX is a short film documenting a social experiment that took place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Alli Coates filmed performance...

When two incarcerated artists secretly document a routine prison practice, they risk their lives to expose a state policy that blurs the line between...

During a romantic wedding anniversary dinner, Laila is callously served with divorce papers. Her husband, Raoul, takes this opportunity to let her...

In a remote Turkish village, a timid young man is haunted by his childhood and the mysterious death of his sister. Nightmares and unsettling visions...

A decade after a scandal tore their church apart, an atheist and Christian unpack the hurt and baggage of their past and how it led them to the...

My wife is attacked by a mysterious man in front of me. He guesses that someone's revenge because it's his unfaithfulness. I start to visit the...

A young woman depends on her partner for happiness. As her mental stability wavers, their relationship strains and loneliness take a hold.

Through the memories of former scouts, the short film explores the mystical traditions that shaped their experiences, from the magic that captivated...

An unfiltered journey into the most intimate sides of friendship. Teenagers Aruna and Chiara navigate love, betrayal, and their descent into...

A short documentary examining the consequence of time within the fragility of memory, exposing a sense of self, trapped within materiality and...