Abuse Movies

This short film recreates the experience of Sylvie, a battered woman who seeks shelter in a Montréal transition house. Faced with the threat...

A young woman must make the choice whether to allow her abusive father back into her life.

This documentary follows Pia, who is homeless. She is struggling with her drug addiction. During the day she (and many other homeless people) sells...

Four men, one woman and a cat in a room. The men drink and discuss. Things get a bit violent. The masochist acts out his desires by himself. Random...

A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal...

“No Bruises” is a narrative short film that explores the cyclical nature of emotional abuse, played out in vignette-style glimpses into...

What would you do if your husband turned your house into a jungle? This is a short film focusing around mental entrapment in an emotionally abusive...

Seven strangers are interviewed to talk about the relationship they have with their mother.

Journalist and presenter Ellie Flynn brings together a group of 20 young people aged 18-25 for a social experiment, to see if they understand what...

From Kristin Kobes Du Mez, the creator/author of Jesus and John Wayne, comes a powerful new documentary highlighting how a culture of submission and...

Thirteen year-old Missy Taylor lives with her addict mother, Annette. When Annette’s boyfriend Trent is released from prison, he takes up...

This is the story of Maria, a young woman who has come to accept her unorthodox relationship with Juan, who she lives with. A shared moment with a...

Lennie is starting her first novel, finally striking out and taking her first step to her ambitions while keeping her relationship and social life...

On a mission to expose child predators, two underaged girls strike up a relationship with an older man online.

For almost half of his life, Kenneth Viken has been in prison, and he does not know how many times he has been released, only to soon return . In...

A little girl decides to expose the monster that haunts her every night.

When Elena suspects her charming husband is hiding a dark secret, she invites her best friends over for dinner and recruits them to help uncover the...

My wife is attacked by a mysterious man in front of me. He guesses that someone's revenge because it's his unfaithfulness. I start to visit the...