Domestic Abuse Movies

A kitchen knife, a tool used to express love through cooking, becomes implicated in a violent crime when an abuser attempts to kill his partner.

The story of 4 unlikely housemates. Through years of strife and misadventure, this bunch redefines what it means to be a family.

Kathryn Joy was three months old when their father killed their mother. He served just 22 months and by age four, Kathryn was back living with him...

A teenage boy named David is afraid of being transparent. When David's best friend, Johnathan, notices his abuse at home, David must overcome his...

After surviving an abusive past, Yorkshire mother Tahira discovers strength through trail running. Supported by a running community, she rebuilds her...

The things love drives you to do. This is a microshort that was made in a few hours as a challenge to make a short film in one night.

Neiva is a dedicated manicurist, loved by her friends, adored by her daughter and granddaughter, and oppressed by Fábio, her boyfriend. Desire...

Stacey Dooley goes behind closed doors and speaks to the now younger face of domestic violence. She questions victims and abusers to try and...

Mauve is the color palette Monet used to represent his wife Camille Doncieux on her deathbed. It's also the color palette of suffering and complex...

A young woman visits a spiritualist medium in order to contact her dead husband for one final goodbye.

"Women On Trail" exposes the innate corruption and sexism in the family court system as children are removed from their mothers and given to fathers...

Amelia falls in love with Dan, but she is fighting to escape a past that threatens to repeat itself. Can Amelia’s new relationship survive the...

Educational film for a campaign against wife battering in 1985 in The Netherlands.

'Inertia' tells the story of one woman's navigation through a nocturnal city on her way home after drinks with colleagues. The film also examines how...

Horror film about a woman in a toxic relationship. Visual companion for Grace Pehrman's album "SUBURBIA"

An emotionally-blocked and avoidant young man attempts to convince his responsible and motherly girlfriend to abort their baby.

In a city overflowing with buildings and slums, Smita must find herself a house to rent. She is hard-working, honest and respectful - the ideal...

A foreboding glimpse into the life of a girl under pressure from her parents concerning her eating behavior and childish tastes. Ignoring the family...

Yulimar seeks to become independent. Jesús, a rap musician, searches for the best place to continue singing. Valeria is looking to get out of...

Bruises Behind Closed Doors takes its audience into the life of Herbert, an abusive husband who has been secretly in with another woman throws his...