Illness Movies

Jordy, a 12 years old dreamer, has locked himself into the imaginary universe of his favorite movie, “Stand by me”. His elder brother...

A clinical gaze inspects a liminal place beyond space and time, where living and dead bodies coexist. As they resist collapse, the unidentified...

Golf never wanted a brother. Bank just wanted to be loved. What grew between them changed both boys forever.

A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl"...

17-year-old Guido suffers since his early childhood from neurodermatitis. After being taken to the hospital due to a heavy attack, he starts to...

A profile of the controversial novelist Mitsuharu Inoue, filmed during the last years of his life.

Marion is an artist with FSH, an incurable muscular myopathy. She guides us on the path she has taken to no longer identify with her illness.

A young man meets a 23-year-old cancer patient on the way to the park and disrupts her plan to commit suicide.

An extraordinary video diary about living with AIDS documenting, with guts and humor, the love and dedication of longtime companions Tom Joslin and...

Trump’s declarations concerning Israel and a Palestinian immigrant’s uncle’s medical diagnosis conspire to throw the latter into...

Two lonely people at opposite chapters of life accidentally meet on a busy summer day in a Cairo taxi. Frail old Shawky and bubbly young Doaa are...

Overwhelmed by her husband’s medical bills, Sofia takes a desperate measure: she becomes an egoblogger.

A sick boy's toy rabbit comes to life. Part of the Enchanted Musical Playhouse series. Marie Osmond played the part of the Velveteen Rabbit. Songs...

On the eve of her husband’s birthday, Esther struggles to come to terms with an impending event.

Serious health issues and cultural resistance to inter-ethnic marriage test a young couple's relationship.

In the quiet villa, a girl cares for her ailing father, a man confronting the weight of his past as his body fails him. As their days blur between...

Alena falls mysteriously ill after Mira breaks off their secret relationship.

Cameron Duncan wrote, directed and starred in this short film, the same year a lump in his knee turned out to be cancerous. Aged only 16, Duncan had...

A young woman attempts to cook a family recipe by memory. This means remembering a difficult revelation with her mother.