
Love & Family
Love and family can mean so many different things to all of us. Here these films explore love and family through a diverse range of perspectives and approaches. The collection includes a documentary about schizophrenia and a family, an intimate documentary following an indigenous family's experience with intergenerational trauma, an experimental animation about a loving relationship in the face of serious mental illness, a documentary about drag performers and their found families, a documentary about intergeneration trauma and immigration in a rural context, and a documentary about families navigating immigration to Canada and the blended families the situation can create.
Meditations Between Us
Topics Covered
Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder, Social Connections
Content Heads Up
Depiction of hallucinations
Representation
Animated and/or ambiguous
Film Style
Animation, Experimental
The Four Noble Truths
Topics Covered
Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder
Content Heads Up
Descriptions of delusions and audio halucinations; religious exorcism
Representation
College age, South Asian, LGBTQ, High school age
Film Style
Documentary
Nanay
Topics Covered
Alcohol Use Disorder, Cultural Stigma, Immigration
Content Heads Up
Representation
East Asian, Adult, Immigrant
Film Style
Documentary
The Hurt That Binds Us
Topics Covered
Intergenerational Trauma, Racism, Stigma
Content Heads Up
Discussion of physical abuse and residential schools
Representation
College age, Indigenous, Man / male, Woman / female, Adult
Film Style
Documentary
Staging Face
Topics Covered
Anxiety Disorders, Creativity, Depression, Social Connections
Content Heads Up
Discussion of transphobia and misgendering
Representation
Black, Indigenous, White, Nonbinary, Trans, Adult, LGBTQ
Film Style
Documentary
Rompiendo Olas
Topics Covered
Anxiety Disorders, Cultural Stigma, Depression, Immigration
Content Heads Up
Mention of physical abuse and Alcohol Use Disorder
Representation
Latino/a/x, Man / male, Older adult, Immigrant, Farmer
Film Style
Documentary