The OLIVE Film Collection

OLIVE stands for the Online Library of Interactive Video and Engagement and is the world’s most diverse collection of short films about mental health issues. The library grows each month through our monthly short film competition, and each year through our Voices With Impact short film production grants.

We share these films as educational resources. As works of art, they can elicit strong responses. Please take care of yourself while watching these films! We’ve created these guides as resources for you when watching the OLIVE films alone, with friends, with your children and/or with your students.

These films are provided here for personal viewing or facilitation in small groups. If you want to use these in more structured programs, please fill out this form for official use.

Tips and Guidelines for Watching OLIVE Alone or With Friends / Guía y Sugerencias para Ver OLIVE Solo o Con Amigos

Tips and Guidelines for Watching OLIVE With Your Students or Children / Guía y Sugerencias para Ver OLIVE Con Sus Estudiantes o Hijos

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Till Death Do Us Part
Nov
2017
A man and his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder attend couples counseling to learn how to live together.  
Still Here
Oct
2017
Still Here
Britney Dennison
Jason was in Grade 5 when he started having feelings for other boys. Because of those feelings he was called names, beaten up, and even sexually assaulted. Now Jason is using art to open up – he is asking his audience to question what we actually m...
Hanging
Sep
2017
Hanging
Nick LeDonne
"Hanging" is an abstract animated documentary based on Nick LeDonne's personal journey through depression in November of 2014. His thoughts and feelings are personified in a luring dark fog and a loving mother desperately trying to s...
The Chair
Aug
2017
The Chair
Kat Roman and Sean Sonnenburg
A young woman suppressed by physical and emotional abuse meets her utter end and must either break, or rediscover herself.  
A to Z
Jul
2017
A to Z
Fenny Wang and Karishma Antia
This stop motion animation shows the emotional struggle of living with an eating disorder from a first person perspective in hopes of busting stereotypes and building empathy. The title refers to the journey to wellness starting with acceptance. ...
When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny
Jun
2017
"If you develop an eating disorder when you are already thin to begin with, you go to the hospital. If you develop an eating disorder when you are not thin to begin with, you are a success story." Watch as video and poetry work together, to tell t...
Beyond Words
May
2017
Beyond Words
Sharon Nyarko
This short video addresses depression and how it's immensely trivialized and downplayed. It also reveals the power that words have over actions people take.  
Limitless
Apr
2017
Limitless
Rory McLeod
Zoe thinks she's perceived negatively by others, but how does she know its true? The film explores the complexities of living social anxiety.  
Mia’s Story
Mar
2017
Mia’s Story
Vicki Kisner
Mia (16) has been feeling low. She’s even been contemplating suicide. After an argument with her best friend Mia discovers she’s been suffering from depression and anxiety. She is referred to a specialist unit and starts to learn how to cope with...
Mental Health Does Not Define Me!
Feb
2017
This is a biopic of a student attending California State University San Marcos, Olivia DePaul who lives with mental health issues like stress and anxiety. This only a small part of her story, as she shares the importance of reaching out for help. ...
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