Here is a list of documentaries on mental health.
- OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger’s Movie
Director Bud Clayman documents his struggle with OCD and Asperger’s Syndrome and how it derailed his plan to become a filmmaker.
- Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home
This compelling documentary about skid row in Los Angeles finds both desperation and inspiration reflected in the area’s indigent population, highlighting their struggles with homelessness and mental health throughout.
- Boy Interrupted
Boy Interrupted looks at the life of Evan Perry a 15-year-old boy from New York who committed suicide in 2005. The film made by his parents Dana and Hart examines how Evan’s bipolar disorder and depression affected his life and the life of his family.
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a 2005 film film about American musician Daniel Johnston. It narrates Johnston’s life from childhood to the present, with an emphasis on his experience with bipolar disorder, and how it manifested itself in demonic bias
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