This pilot Cine-Psych production used a mixture of found and bespoke footage to create a multi-dimensional piece about Bipolar Affective Disorder. This short film allows the viewer to experience “Flight of Ideas” as seen in those with hypomania, followed by a patient reflection on the experience. The film screened as part of the 2017 “Changing the Script” Mental Health film festival in Hamilton, Ontario

Emily has a good job, a nice apartment and a comfortable life. Despite this, she struggles with managing a 'device' which keeps harassing her with unhelpful comments. Fed up, she sets out on a journey to repair things once and for all.

This first bespoke short, created by the Cine-Psych film making team, is a metaphorical piece focusing on Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Alex was always a bag of nerves. He just couldn’t help getting overwhelmed in social situations. But all of that changed when he met “Buddy”, a mysterious character who appeared to be the ultimate mentor…but at what cost?

A metaphorical piece about Concurrent disorder (Co-morbid mental health issues and addiction), this second piece created by the McMaster University Department of Psychiatry Cine-Psych film unit shows the journey of a Socially anxious protagonist with the personification of addiction.

Weighed down by the burdens of life a man in isolation plans to make a final decision.

A metaphorical piece about Depression, this third piece created by the McMaster University Department of Psychiatry Cine-Psych film unit shows the journey of a depressed doctor on the weekend before he takes a decisive step to end his suffering.

Junior Doctor Dr Amani Musa and ER lead Dr Barnes clash over ideas of mental health stigma during a break from a very typical weekend shift.

"The Break Room" is a bespoke theatrical production that featured in the CinePsych stage and screen event on October 26th. Designed to bridge CinePsych's "The Week/END" and "Can I help you?" short films, it is a pertinent commentary on Mental Health stigma in the medical profession which contributes to the high rates of substance misuse and suicide in the profession.

Detective Jake Ferguson is hot on the tail of the evasive Mobster, Mulwray, until he meets a mysterious lady and the tables are turned. A metaphorical piece about Psychosis, the fourth film created by the McMaster University Department of Psychiatry Cine-Psych film team shows the blurring of reality that occurs during psychotic illness. It also provides a commentary on how assertive attempts at helping can be perceived by those who are unwell. The Script was directly informed by a focus group with those who had lived experience as we were striving for a film that was rooted in authenticity.

Growing up in hardship, Nadiya's trying to make it in the world by being everything others and social media expect her to be, until a series of mysterious packages makes her question the cost of her ambitions. The fifth production of the Cine-Psych film-making team references the social determinants of mental health with the script being informed by evidence based factors that can promote or detract from mental wellbeing.

In a future not far from now Chen is offered a gift to atone for a decade of loss, physical and emotional hardship. This critical metaphorical piece by the Cine-Psych film-making team challenges the idea of Medically Assisted Death as an empathetic solution for suffering in mental illness.