Voices With Impact Mental Health Film festival

VWI 2026 Online Premiere: Mental Health Shorts

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Available June 10, 2026 10:10 PM UTC
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12 films in package
Voices With Impact Introduction
Voices With Impact Introduction
Flower in the Concrete
In Flower Drive, a South Central Los Angeles neighborhood facing displacement from luxury developments and Olympic-driven gentrification, longtime residents come together to protect their homes and community.
FIVE YEARS IN 8MM
A home-movie-style experimental documentary that follows Cody's gender transition among his NYC queer community, tracing a journey where coping is survival and joy emerges as a radical antidote to pain.
Lost At Sea
After losing someone she loves, a young woman drifts through a surreal sea of people, battling the tides of grief until she learns that to resurface, she must let love and loss coexist.
Breath of Life
Breath of Life follows New Zealand boxing champion Mea Motu's journey from domestic violence survivor to WBA titleholder, showing how reconnecting with her Māori cultural roots and community transformed trauma into triumph.
Cocotte
Charlotte, a trans girl, gets in a fight with her grandmother Mamie over her hormone injection. Will they get to bridge the gap that separates them?
talking, where I'm from
'talking, where I'm from' is an experimental documentary that focusses on two black women who are therapists in the UK.
The Strong & The Beautiful
The Strong & The Beautiful follows queer women who embrace weightlifting as both a sport and a survival strategy.
The Last Pancake
Amanda heads to The Last Pancake cafe to face her hunger and herself.
1-800-GOLUM
Avoiding a hard conversation with her best friend, Jess is delighted when her phone turns into a golem to distract her.
PIT
A visceral movement piece that follows one character’s journey from the edges of a mosh pit into its chaos, transforming frenzy into a physical monologue of catharsis and connection.
Voices With Impact Outro
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Voices With Impact's 10 short films from the 2026 cohort, with playback from the world premiere in Vancouver.

Amanda heads to The Last Pancake cafe to face her hunger and herself. Our hopeful tale will ignite meaningful conversations about recovery and contribute to removing stigma around Eating Disorders; deadly and misunderstood illnesses that have the highest psychiatric mortality rate of any mental health disorder.


Ruby Phelan is a multi-award winning Writer-Director for Film & TV & Author-Illustrator. Her latest short film THE WOMAN IN THE WARDROBE has toured across the globe at countless BIFA qualifying film festivals and partnered with the United Nations.


Irish-born, London-based producer and founder of AnyOther. Productions, Ethan McDowell is known for balancing creative ambition with precision - delivering bold, cinematic, and emotionally grounded work across film, HETV, and advertising.

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United Kingdom
  • Premiere
    Voices With Impact 2026
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    Ruby Phelan
  • Screenwriter
    Ruby Phelan
  • Producer
    Ethan McDowell
  • Executive Producer
    Chris Hyde
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