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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Lost Playground
Aug
2014
Lost Playground
William Sabado
"Lost Playground" is a short documentary film about an artist's struggle with her past as a child sexual abuse survivor. Sheri Ranger was diagnosed in her early 20s with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, depression and among other things. Equipped with ...
Without Beauty
Apr
2014
Without Beauty
Garette Henson
Damon, recently diagnosed bipolar, agrees to go on medication for the sake of his wife and infant child.  The film is a psychological exploration of a medicated life and the sacrifices we are willing to make to be in relationship; to be a part of so...
Gladys
Nov
2013
Gladys
Jessica Jones
We meet recent immigrant Gladys when she feels like her world is caving in. This is a window into her thought process over whether or not to go seek help. It highlights the importance of providing culturally sensitive mental health services. Glady...
Facade
Aug
2013
Facade
Chris Messineo
Sarah's smile can light up a room, but the pain inside burns even brighter.  
More than a Mental Illness
May
2013
This film explores the range of who a person is outside of their mental illness. Through friendship, a positive impact can be made on someone who simply needs to be understood. Similarly, the friend will learn that a mental illness cannot detract fro...
Rinse and Repeat
Feb
2013
Rinse and Repeat
Daniel Richardson
A short film about living with OCD. OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is a mental illness characterised by an individuals obsessive need to perform repetitive tasks. One symptom is obsessive cleaning. This video deals with something coping with ...
Always Hope
Dec
2012
Always Hope
David Salas
ALWAYS HOPE reminds us that on every journey there is always an opportunity to turn around. On Friday 26th November 2010, a last minute opportunity came up to make a short film about suicide. Well, actually, a short piece on hope. We wanted a s...
Black and Shiny Things
Aug
2012
Black and Shiny Things is about an individual's struggle with schizophrenia and its effects on a family, challenging the bond between two brothers. After Joseph has a mental breakdown in a suicidal attempt to reach out for help, his Mom, goes in s...
Destigmatize Mental Illness: Reject the Silence
May
2012
If you think someone is considering suicide, don't be scared to break the silence. Lifelines: 1-800-273-8255 (The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) 1-866-488-7386 (The Trevor Lifeline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/qu...
Crooked Beauty
Jun
2012
Crooked Beauty
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Crooked Beauty is a poetic documentary that chronicles artist-activist Jacks McNamara's transformative journey from childhood abuse to psych ward inpatient to pioneering mental health advocacy. It is an intimate portrait of their intense personal que...
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