Drama Shorts
Fictional stories based on lived experience of mental health are an effective way to communicate difficult feelings. These drama shorts carefully and compassionately examine isolation, serious mental illness, suicide and abuse in sport.
Brotherly
Topics Covered
Depression, Grief and Loss, Social Connections, Suicide and/or Suicide Prevention, Supporting Others
Content Heads Up
Depiction of suicide attempt, hospitalization, complex end of life decisions
Representation
South Asian, Man / male, Adult, Child / Children
Film Style
Drama
Plant People
Topics Covered
Social Connections, Isolation and Loneliness
Content Heads Up
Depictions of loneliness
Representation
White, Woman / female
Film Style
Drama
Are You Hungry?
Topics Covered
Bullying, Burnout, Eating Disorders
Content Heads Up
Depiction of verbal abuse, strong language, brief vomiting
Representation
Black, Woman / female, Athlete
Film Style
Drama
Crane
Topics Covered
Psychosis
Content Heads Up
Depictions of hospitalization; a person experiencing delusions. Description of auditory hallucinations
Representation
East Asian, White, Adult, Child / Children, In-Patient
Film Style
Drama