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Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety
Your anxiety isn't a character flaw. It's a signal, and it has a name. Say it out loud to someone.
Who it's for
Young people describe their own anxiety in their own words, which gives an anxious viewer the experience of recognising themselves in someone else and loosens the belief that they are uniquely broken.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety is an hour-long documentary directed by Matt Skerritt and released by IndieFlix in 2017, shown mainly at school and community screenings followed by discussion. Children and young adults describe their own experiences of anxiety, alongside Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, clinicians and researchers.
Where to find it
Distributed by IndieFlix, mainly through school and community screenings (angstmovie.com lists screenings). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Descriptions of anxiety and panic.
Age: Not verified; press materials aimed at audiences 9+ (suggested 9+, ideally with a parent)
If you shut your door to all errors truth will be shut out.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 130
