self-help

Young & Naive

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Young & Na!ve is a poetic apology to everyone ever sexually molested and a film that needs to be seen by everyone ever born.

Listening

Fri, 03 Oct 2003

At a spa where talking is forbidden, an emotionally distraught woman finds solace in the company of a kind man and the two of them gradually fall in love.

The Peel

Sun, 30 Mar 2025

After a flat tire leaves her stranded in the woods, a woman revisits haunting memories of her self-destructive tendencies on the finger nails. As she peels the skin from her fingers, each strip draws her deeper into the past. With every layer, she steps closer to the hidden child within herself.

Self Helpless

Wed, 10 Aug 2011

Four misguided friends head into the heart of Mexico in search of a great and all-knowing guru.

The Love Guru

Fri, 20 Jun 2008

Born in America and raised in an Indian ashram, Pitka returns to his native land to seek his fortune as a spiritualist and self-help expert. His skills are put to the test when he must get a brokenhearted hockey player's marriage back on track in time for the man to help his team win the Stanley Cup.

Women Who Flirt

Fri, 28 Nov 2014

When Zhang Hui is told by long-time best friend Xiao Gong that he has a new girlfriend, she is determined to learn new tricks to gain him back. Based on the novel written by Luo Fuman, Everyone Loves Tender Women.

Wishes Fulfilled

Mon, 05 Mar 2012

This video is dedicated to your mastery of the art of realizing all your desires. The greatest gift you have been given is the gift of your imagination. Everything that now exists was once imagined. And everything that will ever exist must first be imagined.

The Light Before the Sun

Sat, 26 Oct 2024

A famous self-help guru returns from a book tour to a house suddenly filled with an estranged friend. The two friends then spiral into a drug-induced contemplation of the human condition.

Smile School

Thu, 09 Nov 2023

Lloyd is a self-help guru, larger than life with a smile as wide as his ego. Eva is one of his many obsessive followers, deluded in their belief that he can help them to build a truly extraordinary life. At his "Smile School" seminar, chancing her luck to meet Lloyd, Eva finally comes face to face with the reality. As the rug is pulled out from under her, Eva's ability to smile through anything is pushed to the limit.

Perfect Thoughts

Thu, 14 Nov 2013

A dissatisfied young woman's quest for improvement begins when she discovers a self-help book titled "Perfect Thoughts."

Space Man

Thu, 20 Feb 2025

An agoraphobic man traps himself in an astronaut costume to avoid the disastrous consequences of his condition

Spiritual Revolution

Sun, 20 Apr 2008

Spiritual Revolution examines Eastern Spirituality in the West: its origins, forms, and the many ways it has evolved and been embraced in the United States as a philosophy and an ethical approach to life. The film explores various forms of Hinduism and Buddhism through interviews with a Whos Who of spiritual leaders, swamis, gurus, Zen Masters and Tibetan Lamas as well as scientists, psychotherapists and scholars.

WHITEOUT

Thu, 03 Mar 2022

Reno suffers from bouts of "white-outs" - moments in which he loses all agency and awareness. After coming to in a series of escalating environments, he wakes up to find a surgeon affixing a medical device to his face.

Eu Maior

Thu, 21 Nov 2013

Eu Maior (Higher Self) is a Brazilian feature-length documentary presenting a fresh look at self-knowledge and the pursuit of happiness. The filmmakers interviewed thirty individuals with distinct backgrounds, including spiritual leaders, intellectuals, artists and professional athletes. Their touching personal stories, combined with the film's beautiful images and music, are certain to appeal to any audience's intelligence and artistic sensibility. - Anonymous

Overcoming Fear

Sat, 05 Aug 1950

How Bill overcomes his fear of the water through understanding its sources.

Chair Windmills

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In this serene window into self-healing, visionary founder Charlie Malta unfolds a revolution in meditation with a practice called "Chair Windmills”, a focus on inner pain and relief from suffering.

Welcome to My Home

Thu, 01 Jan 1987

In Brenda Dickson's self-produced video infomercial, the soap star strikes various poses in various baroque evening gowns whilst standing in various corners of her opulent mansion. Then, “through the magic of Hollywood,” Dickson invites the viewer to “teleport into my closets” for lessons on “style, which is as important in your life as your look.”

Now Something Is Slowly Changing

Thu, 21 Mar 2019

A bold documentary in a measured style about the modern-day quest for meaning and personal growth.

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

Sat, 24 Oct 2020

Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'

In My Head

Fri, 17 Jan 2025