Psychology

I, Psychopath follows Sam Vaknin, a diagnosed narcissist and self-professed psychopath, as he travels across Europe with his wife, Lidija, and documentary-maker Ian Walker in search of a diagnosis for psychopathy. Walker’s ma...

Why Do We Dream delves into the mysterious nature of dreams through state-of-the-art experiments and personal accounts, seeking to uncover the scientific meaning behind dreams and answer age-old questions. The film aims to di...

The Rainman Twins tells the story of the only known autistic-savant identical twin sisters in the world. Flo and Kay’s memories are unparalleled in scope: dates, daily weather, songs, food and people — if they were present, t...

Boy Interrupted examines the difficult topic of suicide through the eyes of the parents of a New York teenager who took his own life. Dana and Hart Perry explain how their son, Evan, had battled bipolar disorder and depressio...

Beautiful Young Minds follows the 2006 International Mathematical Olympiad and the team from the United Kingdom who competed in it. The film discusses how the team members are chosen and how they were trained for the Olympiad...

The Real Rain Man recounts the story of Kim Peek, a famous American mega-savant best known for being the inspiration behind the film Rain Man. This highly inspirational documentary looks at some of the remarkable accomplishme...

The Boy They Call Chucky documents the struggles of a family dealing with a child who exhibits such aggressive behaviour that people have nicknamed him Chucky, after the evil doll made famous in the Child’s Play films. Christ...

The Boy With the Incredible Brain tells the fascinating story of autistic savant Daniel Tammet, who possesses extraordinary mental capabilities in mathematical calculation, memorisation, and language learning. He claims he ca...

The Woman with 7 Personalities sees filmmaker Ruth Selwyn attempt to explain and define the seven alter egos of her childhood friend, Helen. Helen suffers from dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple person...

The Century of Self, by Adam Curtis, discusses the emergence and rise of psychoanalysis as a pivotal means of persuasion for corporations and governments. It covers the work of psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud, as...

The Secret Life of the Brain is a five-part series charting the process of human brain development at different stages of life. The documentary divides this journey into five parts: The Child’s Brain, The Baby’s Brain, The Te...

Child of Rage follows the story of disturbed child Beth Thomas as she receives psychiatric treatment. It includes interviews with Beth herself, her family, experts in the field, and footage from her home life. A traumatic chi...