Canberra International Mental Health Film Festival

24/06/2024

https://filmfreeway.com/ThisIsMyBraveInternationalMentalHealthFilmFestival

The This Is My Brave International Mental Health Film Festival October 2024 We are currently accepting submissions for the 2024 Mental Health Film Festiva...

17/01/2024

FREE SCREENING!!

If you are looking for an activity on Friday 26th January, This Is My Brave Australia Inc. presents the documentary

"Where The Water Starts"

2pm Fri 26th January, Palace Electric Cinema
PREVIEW https://youtu.be/kXb3hvOgPUc

Where The Water Starts reveals how the fragile alpine region, particularly Kosciuszko National Park, the largest in the Australian Alps is seen by a number of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who were born or live in the southern mountains area, or who care deeply about it.

The film brings together respected Aboriginal community leaders including Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison, Aunty Sue Bulger, Aunty Rhonda Casey, Bruce Pascoe as well as alpine river guide, Richard Swain and his partner Alison, and local farmer, Sterling Dixon, scientist, Prof David Watson, former parks officer, Paul Hardey and academic, Dr Isa Menzies. The film reflects on their ideas around caring for country as a shared responsibility of all Australians; that the best of Aboriginal connection and the best of regenerative science can work together for a better future for the alpine environment and to protect the habitats of 34 threatened native species.

Director
AMANDA KING

Producer
FABIO CAVADINI

RSVP for your free ticket at https://timba.org.au/event/where-the-water-starts/

22/10/2023

Join us in this remarkable journey as we use the art of storytelling to break down barriers, inspire empathy, and shine a light on the intricacies of mental health. Together, we're creating a more compassionate and informed world, one film at a time.

Until 31st October online at https://filmocracy.com/festivals-and-events/

17/10/2023

SCREENING NOW at https://filmocracy.com/

YOU ARE NOT ALONE AUSTRALIA is a feature documentary that highlights the stories of people who face trauma, depression and anxiety in their lives; their struggles and how they have coped with their struggles and arrived at a sense of well being. The film also examines the way men respond to issues in their lives as compared to women. You Are Not Alone also provides a window into organisations that attempt to promote better mental health in particular Mens Wellbeing, Men's Shed and Outside the Locker Room. Specific areas investigated include depression, creating new beliefs, coping with change and dealing with trauma. The film provides hope and a way forward for those who are impacted by mental health issues.

Mens Wellbeing Men's shed Outside the Locker Room

09/10/2023

Thank you you Charlotte for your kind words about the Festival and thank you for submitting your film "Fall Fight Shine" now screening online at https://festival.filmocracy.com/cimhff23

"This Is My Brave Australia is screening our addiction documentary as part of the Canberra International Mental Health Film Festival.

The films share stories about mental health with the aim of tackling stigma through storytelling, which is something about which I am very passionate. You can watch the films through Filmocracy until the end of the month. (I especially loved an animated short film about anxiety called End of the Line out of Canada.) It is an honor for our film to be amongst such powerful pieces. (Thank you for the work you do, Tim Daly.)

It does take courage to share our stories, but it can make all the difference for those who are listening."

Charlotte Wincott, PhD
Neuroscientist▪️Filmmaker▪️Speaker

09/10/2023

Now screening "In Real Life I Have A Nose" NETHERLANDS at the CIMHFF23 https://festival.filmocracy.com/cimhff23

'In real life I have a nose' is a comedy about heavy topics. Amongst influencers on perfect beach holidays and the chiseled bodies of fit boys & girls, an entirely new genre of art has emerged on social media: the webcomic. Short comics in which the personal life of the illustrator takes center stage and where imperfections are tackled with humor. Topics that are hardly discussed during dinner table conversations like depression, racism, sexism and gender issues. Struggling with his own personal issues, director Stephane Kaas tries to make sense of it all by means of his own comic diary in a disarmingly honest way.

Among all the influencers, their perfect beach vacations and muscular bodies, a whole new art genre has emerged on social media: the webcomic. Short, heartfelt comics…

05/10/2023

Screening now HANGMAN USA as part of the 6th Canberra International Mental Health Film Festival online at Filmocracy.com 1st - 31st October

HANGMAN is about a recently widowed woman, working through the complexities of grief with the help of friends, strangers, and Tupperware.
Never an easy subject to handle, the film adopts a risky gallows humor to powerful effect, masterfully shifting in tone from somber to side-splitting, snarky to heart-wrenching, without ever dropping into histrionic cliche.
No one grieves the same way and many times our grief can make us do ridiculous things - sometimes those things are funny. And that's ok, too

This is "Hangman Trailer _v1.mp4" by Kevin Schlanser on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

04/10/2023

Screening now PIP, POP AND A PANDEMIC UK Documentary
Now screening as part of the Canberra International Mental Health Film Festival online at Filmocracry.com from the 1st - 30th October

Ed used to be in a famous pop band in the eighties but now cares for his mentally ill wife. Pauline was diagnosed with severe schizophrenia as a teenager and is now getting engaged - a day she thought would never come. But when the Covid pandemic strikes, both couples’ extraordinary relationships are put to the test by unimaginable new challenges.

30/09/2023

SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY

37 Films from across the globe

Documentaries
Animations
Fiction
Comedies

These films will remind you that, regardless of our backgrounds, cultures, or circumstances, we share fundamental human experiences, emotions, and aspirations. Stories that inspire empathy, understanding, and the recognition that, at our core, we are all more alike than we are different.

On now at Filmocracy.com

For an All Access pass of $31 AUD you have access to 37 films over 31 days, you can watch once, twice or as many times as you like, all films are available ON DEMAND from 1st October to 31st October. Also special interviews with filmmakers

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19/09/2023

In its 6th year the Canberra International Mental Health Film Festival will once again bring together films from across the world focussing on the mental health journey from a lived experience viewpoint.

40 films from countries such as Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, France, Sweden, China, Germany, Netherlands and of course Australia under the banner, SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY

All films are screening online from 1st - 31st October during Mental Health Month at Filmocracy.com.

All tickets sales will fund the work of This Is My Brave Australia (TIMBA), a mental health charity established in Canberra in 2016 based around using storytelling to help break the stigma around mental health/ill health. You can see TIMBA's work at timba.org.au

13/09/2023

Happy to announce we’ve been selected for another festival, this one hits home, not just because it’s in our home country but also because it is a festival that purely focuses on mental health related films 🧠

This Is My Brave Canberra International Mental Health Film Festival will be held during October this year and has partnered with American film platform Filmocracy to host the festival online.

We’re so grateful festivals like this and more films like ours, exist to break the stigma surrounding mental illness. 💪

Stay tuned for the schedule of the festival coming soon to catch our film.

13/09/2023

We are loading up all the films for the upcoming 6th Canberra International Mental Health Film Festival with all access tickets available now and screening beginning 1st October with all 30 films available to view on demand until the 31st Oct online at: https://filmocracy.com/festival/895b8ced-2bfc-4ae6-a346-0c745d05e57e

Here is a short preview of just some of the films available.