Childhood Trauma Movies

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...

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...

This short animation presents the haunting story of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven...

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...

“A fragile journey into childhood, suspended between dream and harsh reality.”

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

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

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...

Heta ysyryre gueteri jahasata. Translating from guaraní: Many ways to go! Olga inhabits this world. Just like every day, Olga gets up to have...

An autobiographical, partly animated, documentary about a filmmaker striving for a better future as a survivor of childhood sexual assault.

Seven people gather in a therapy room to face their shared, debilitating fear of clowns. As they share their traumas, they desperately try to find a...

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 young girl retraces her relationship with her mother while they bake a pie together. Until she starts to remember what she seemed to have forgotten.

Hari, recounts his past with a newfound friend and rediscovers his love for life.

Humans are story-telling creatures. By thinking, we all unconsciously "author" a self-story in our heads. Most often, the characters and plot of our...

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

Amaris lives inside a fractured inner world where memory and identity blurs together. She awakens chained within a cage. Her mind rebuilds the past...

A female college student went missing. The police questioned her two closest relations about the girl's whereabouts.

Unable to understand why parenting seems like a constant uphill battle, an emotionally exhausted mother who can’t connect with her two young...

Trapped in their own thoughts, a young person whose life and identity have always been shaped by others must confront their traumas to finally become...