[Fantasia 2020] American Southern Gothic Meets Filipino Ghosts in SANZARU

American South meets East in this feature film debut from Xia Magnus

[Essay] “Waking up, is it?”: Childhood Trauma, Repression, and Freud’s Uncanny in POSSUM

The debut feature from Matthew Holness is a terrifying trip into the trauma of a wounded man.

The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episode 10: “Omega”

Daryl tries to find out more about the Whisperers from Lydia

Repression Unleashed in THE WITCH WHO CAME FROM THE SEA

One of the dozens of titles on the Video Nasty List, THE WITCH WHO CAME FROM THE SEA is a tale of abuse, repression, and the fantasy of revenge.

The Woodsman Tackles a Difficult Subject with Grace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7SjEfXP-gQ The Woodsman. 2004. Directed by Nicole Kassell. Screenplay by Kassell & Steven Fechter; based on the play by Fechter. Starring Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Eve, Mos Def, David Alan Grier, Michael Shannon, & Benjamin Bratt. Dash Films/Lee Daniels Entertainment. Rated 14A. 87 minutes. Drama ★★★★★ Films concerning the themes of child abuse and paedophilia …

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For My Brother is a Harrowing, Honest Perspective on Systemic Child Abuse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YgBh2PuDHs For Min Brors Skyld (English title: For My Brother). 2014. Directed & Written by Brian Bang. Starring Elias Munk, Christopher Friis Jensen, Allan Karlsen, Frank Schiellerup, Oliver Bjørnholdt Spottag, Tina Nørby, Frederik Ingemann Brandt, Lara León, Marie Louise Lund Jensen, Kit Langberg Rasmussen, William Gaarde, Robin Koch, Oliver Skou, Dorte Evalyn Evon, & Tobias Hyttel. Bang …

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