Movies and TvShows featuring "art-therapy" theme.
After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. She infiltrates the family and tries to separate the husband from his wife, all while hiding her true identity and dark intentions.
The works of today's most revered talents are set against a provocative, highly amusing commentary track in this celebration of queer art.
Writer/director Paul Maunder's second drama after his award-winning Going Up North for a While is a portrait of a woman's mental health crisis. In part one Julie (Denise Maunder) is haunted by her birth mother's breakdown. Her inner monologue narrates events; Julie hopes marriage and a job will "cure" her, and falls pregnant. After a traumatic delivery, she suffers an acute episode and is admitted into care. Part two takes place in a psychiatric hospital where drugs, electroconvulsive therapy and art therapy were standard treatments at the time. Maunder undertook research at Auckland's Kingseat psychiatric hospital.
The Falcons is an intimate, observational documentary that delves into the world of the Tshakhruk Ethnoband, a remarkable musical ensemble in the Armenian highlands. Comprised of special-needs children that reside at the state orphanage, these young musicians find solace, strength, and self-expression through the transformative power of music.
We Are Not Princesses is a documentary that follows a group of Syrian refugee women living in Beirut who find solace and empowerment through participating in a theater workshop. Through the art of storytelling, these women share their personal experiences and struggles, highlighting the power of art therapy in healing and empowering individuals who have been through traumatic experiences.
Lolo, a 23-year-old boy, is devastated when his girlfriend Clara leaves him. Impsed in sadness, he takes refuge in writing, facing his deepest fears and emotions. An unexpected turn in the end will lead us to discover who Lolo really is.
Kusama: Infinity follows the extraordinary life of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, from her humble beginnings in Matsumoto City to her rise to international fame. The film explores her struggles and triumphs, including her time in New York City during the 1960s and her ongoing battle with mental health issues.
In a decaying Soviet-era retirement home, a vibrant group of elders cling to life by staging Shakespeare. Yet loneliness lingers beyond the theater’s doors, until drama begins to blur with reality.
A story of perversion, evil, and gore that takes place in a snowy setting. The protagonist experiences sleep paralysis and finds themselves trapped in a torture chamber. They encounter a devil and engage in art therapy while dealing with damnation and the occult. Haunting and repression play a significant role as guilt lingers. The movie features zombies, a group murder, and a drug rehabilitation center. It explores themes of puritanism, ambiguity, and an evil preacher. The plot also involves a van, spirits, art horror, surrealism, psychosis, hypnosis, and an impending apocalypse. Sadism, a satanic goat, child abuse, and gothic elements are included. Cult insanity, painting, and a church with extrasensory perception are integral parts of the story. A sect, faith, a goat, death, a farm, demons, drugs, a reverend, and drug rehabilitation contribute to the narrative. The protagonist aims to escape and utilizes supernatural powers, lucid dreaming, and hallucinations due to mental illness.
After the death of her father, Anne — a brilliant but emotionally unstable painter/sculptor — returns from Switzerland to her home town in Quebec. Setting up a studio, she becomes obsessed with her work, to the extent that she grows farther and farther from her Swiss lover.
Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists is a documentary film that follows the stories of artists living in Skid Row, Los Angeles. The film showcases their journey of rehabilitation and redemption through the use of art therapy. It highlights the importance of affordable housing and the creative process as a means of overcoming poverty, mental illness, and addiction.
Martijn Van Loo, a dedicated teacher who commutes from Brussels to Mechelen, struggles because of personal and professional pressures. As the challenges of his life mount, he turns to art as a lifeline — a way to cope, connect, and keep going.
This film tells the story of an adolescent psychotherapy group that met at an outpatient clinic for two hours a week over a period of two years. Art and drama were the major therapeutic tools, along with music, movement, poetry, and filmmaking. The varied expressive modalities are demonstrated in this film, as well as the different roles the therapists played in facilitating the group process. In addition to telling the story of the group, this film also includes detailed case studies of two of the members. It is a rare example of multimodality group therapy unfolding over time.
Featuring breathtaking set pieces, this immersive documentary portrait delves into the fantastical world of artist Gui Taccetti, whose deeply personal work channels the anxiety of growing up gay in staunchly Catholic Brazil.
Shooting Beauty is a documentary that follows the inspiring journey of a woman named Courtney who has cerebral palsy. Despite her disability, Courtney discovers her passion for photography and uses it as a form of therapy and self-expression. Through her lens, she captures the beauty in the world around her and challenges society's perceptions of disability. This heartwarming film showcases the transformative power of art and the resilience of the human spirit.
HAS HEART is an intimate and inspiring documentary capturing the emotional journey of U.S. Navy veteran Michael Hyacinthe and artist Tyler Way, who unite to transform veterans' experiences through the power of art. After serving in conflict zones and experiencing personal loss and trauma, Michael grapples with his own sense of identity and purpose. He finds new meaning by collaborating with Tyler, a talented footwear designer, to create a unique space where veterans can express their untold stories through art and design.