Overview: The film focuses on the epidemic of depression.

The daughter of a single father is diagnosed with depression. The Father’s perspective changes when he is offered a “Love Shades” -a pair of glasses that reveal the true emotion of the person whom you look at with the glasses on, However, it is not only the Father who finds clarity through the Love Shades. The pair of glasses have a surprise in store for the daughter too. 

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Overview: The short film "Mirrors" by award-winning director Paul Jerndal is showing Anis don Demina, Cecilia von Der Esch and Danny Saucedo as they  meet their mirror images and their worst self-critical thoughts. Mirrors aim to draw attention to mental health and the importance of daring to share feelings and thoughts.

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Overview: A short documentary about two women with intensive trauma histories and the new approach to mental health treatment that  led to healing and resilience.  It is also the story of the pioneering women who are leading the way in advocating for Trauma Informed Care in Ohio.

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Overview: In this emotional short film artist Sandro Cavazza (Aviciis friend) is having a conversation with himself about his emotions that led to ending his career as an artist. 

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Overview: Passing Ships is a short film on mental health and the prevalence of male suicide in the North East of England featuring a narrated poem voiced by Baz Warne (The Stranglers, The Toy Dolls) and an epilogue by Melanie Hill (Waterloo Road, Coronation Street). 

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Overview: Under My Skin is a documentary short film that uncovers the extraordinary physical, mental and emotional challenges faced by people living with eczema. The film follows three subjects who share their personal experiences with what can be a painful and unpredictable condition. In the film we follow Lanese, a single mom who took control of her own condition after seeing it affect her young daughter; Rob, who sought help from a dermatologist with encouragement from a loving girlfriend who saw the toll eczema was having on his emotional well-being; and Alexis, a young woman who discovered a supportive community after sharing her story on social media. As the film uncovers what is often unknown and misunderstood about this chronic disease, it shows that having the courage to seek help can turn a story of suffering into one of hope. Under My Skin was created by AbbVie in partnership with award-winning Redglass Pictures.

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Overview: Georgia Sideris and Taylor Clara talk about their journeys with Borderline Personality Disorder and how they’ve unlocked deeply artistic parts of themselves through their experiences.

This documentary explores the theme of the creativity that lies behind the pre perceived darkness of Borderline Personality Disorder.

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Overview: A young women is tasked to tap into her childhood trauma. When she is faced by her younger self, will she be able to embrace the pain of the past or will she continue to run away from it?

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Repeat Film Maker 3 years

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Overview: While fighting an eating disorder herself, high school student and Children's Hospital Ambassador Emma Warford works with members of Congress to create preventative mental health laws.

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Overview: As families continue to fall into an abyss after experiencing a mental health crisis, state-level legislation is attempting to create a mental health safety net for Coloradans.

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Overview: When singer-songwriter Jordan Lally lost his father to suicide, he knew he could no longer hide his own struggles with anxiety & depression. It was time for him and his bandmates in Big Infinite to get “real” and share their own mental health struggles with the world. The "Power of Expression" is an "unplugged" style music documentary that shares Big Infinite's healing journey and uplifting music, while providing inspiration and wellness techniques to help others find hope, purpose and healing.

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