dissociation
11 movies and shows
Crazy, Not Insane
Wed, 18 Mar 2020
Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people. With each case, she came closer to developing a unified field theory of what makes a killer. Along the way - steering away from the conventional wisdom of her colleagues - she explored the world of multiple personality disorder.
Despair
Wed, 20 Sep 1978
Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.
chrysalis
Fri, 23 May 2025
a girl who's struggling to grasp a sense of reality, strains to feel bonded to the people surrounding her, as she falls deeper into her own illusive world. will she ever break out of her chrysalis?
Thawing Seeds: A Forest Fairy Guide from the Underground
Wed, 11 Jun 2025
You wake up alone in the forest. A fairy finds you and guides you underground - towards the ways of the ants, the roots, and the deep intelligence of the Earth. A poetic and enchanting offering for the frozen, dissociated and forgotten.
Alexander Not So Great
Sun, 12 May 2013
Alexander, a self-absorbed aspiring model and internet personality, spirals into delusion and self-pity after being dumped by his girlfriend for someone “much less impressive.” What begins as a diary of self-reflection soon mutates into performative egoism as Alexander tries to rebrand his heartbreak into an aesthetic. But the camera catches what he won’t admit — that his obsession isn’t with love, but with the idea of being seen as great. As Alexander's online persona grows more unhinged, hallucinations blur with reality. He records performative breakdowns, fakes emotional confessions, and eventually spirals into a monologue where his reflection mocks him.
"Annie, Are You OK?"
Thu, 02 May 2024
After her release from involuntary hospitalization, “Annie” grapples with the trauma of her confinement, all while working as a lifeguard, a job that becomes increasingly challenging as she descends deeper into despair.
oneirophrenia
Mon, 15 Jan 2024
a girl struggles to grasp a sense of reality, as the world around her becomes illusive and dream-like.
Forever Nothing More
Mon, 09 May 2022
A trans woman stuck in a shadowy nightmare dimension stumbles upon a cryptic old Maiden, who may be her only way of escaping this terrifying (un)reality.
Elsewhere
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As a woman struggles with dissociation and connecting with reality, she experiences a surreal battle in the void in her mind--a fight for inner peace that may just get the best of her.
Pounds of Matter
Sat, 31 Dec 2022
A kaleidoscopic perspective into one woman's experience with self-dissolution and urban alienation.