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Documentaries About Domestic Abuse

Our selection of documentary films about abuse inflicted on one adult by another, while both share the same household. For example, physical abuse by an intimate partner, or abuse of elderly parent by their adult child.

Gaslight
1940, 84 minutesMen Dont Tell
1993, 92 minutesElder Abuse Lecture
2012, 59 minutesHouse of Shafia
2012, 45 minutesI Escaped A Cult
2012, 44 minutesWhat Price - Bride Price
2013, 47 minutesUntouchable Love
2018, 59 minutesAbused In Silence
, 47 minutesFaces of Fear
1996, 56 minutesLiving in Fear
2013, 57 minutesAgainst My Will
2003, 50 minutesLove You To Death
2015, 95 minutesBehind Closed Doors
2015, 59 minutes

Documentaries About Abuse

theatersChild Abuse
Documentaries about abuse inflicted on a child (someone under 18yo) by an adult. It can be physical, sexual, emotional/verbal, or neglect.theatersDomestic Abuse
Documentaries about abuse inflicted on one adult by another, while both share the same household. For example, physical abuse by an intimate partner, or abuse of elderly parent by their adult child.theatersRape and Sexual Assault
Documentaries about non-consensual intercourse (vaginal or otherwise), where the perpetrator forces it on the victim against their will and the victim is helpless to escape.theatersInstitutional Abuse
Documentaries about neglect, physical, or sexual abuse of people who are institutionalized, by the staff of the institution they are at (e.g. prison, nursing home, psychiatric facility, etc).

Documentaries About Mental Health

theatersTherapy
Documentaries about therapy: how to choose a good therapist, what to talk about in their office, and when to quit.theatersPTSD and Anxiety
Documentaries about how to ground when you're triggered, dealing with panic attacks and flashbacks, managing phobias, etc.theatersDID/MPD
Documentaries about Dissociative Identity Disorder (aka Multiple Personality Disorder), where it comes from and how we live with it.theatersSelf Inflictions
Documentaries about suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, addictions, or any other non-accidental behaviors that are harmful to your body.


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