Primalterapi: vintern 1977

Hofmann's Potion: The Pioneers of LSD

Long before Timothy Leary urged a generation to "tune in, turn on and drop out," lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, was being used by researchers trying to understand the human mind. This documentary is a fascinating look at the story of "acid" before it hit the streets. Featuring interviews with many LSD pioneers, Hofmann's Potion is much more than a simple chronicle of the drug's early days. With thoughtful interviews, beautiful music and stunning cinematography, it is an invitation to look at LSD, and our world, with a more open, compassionate mind.

Therapie per KI?

Joseph Nicolosi: A True Friend

Short documentary created as a eulogy for infamous conversion therapist Joseph Nicolosi, most known for writing the book "A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality".

Raum 4070

We are in a room where people tell each other experiences that are not actually told to each other. These are experiences that they have had themselves and experiences of people who are very close to them. It's about fear and violence. It's about families that are destroyed. It is about existence.

Your Mum and Dad

The film follows Michael Moskowitz’s work with a New York-based therapist named Kirkland Vaughns, one of the few African-American Freudian therapists in the United States, while the director reveals her own family’s devastating trauma.

Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy

An associative view of the days, nights and characters that enclosed the life of Arthur Janov, which defines in the conclusion "It's never too late to have a happy childhood". Arthur Janov (1924-2017) was a classic instance of being the right charismatic therapist at the right time - the zeitgeist. Dr. Janov first heard about the embryo to the primal scream through one of his patients when he performed conventional psycho dynamic therapy. It was an absurd theatre performance by Raphael Montañez Ortiz called "Mommy, Daddy" presented in London, 1966. The birth of Primal therapy happened when Arthur Janov's book, "The Primal Scream" was published early 1970.

Three Approaches to Psychotherapy

An actual patient, Gloria Szymanski, allowed herself to be filmed while engaged in therapy with three different therapists, distinguished by their different orientations but sharing their therapeutic endeavors. Poster illustration by Kati Szilágyi.

Psychotherapy

An interesting talk with Dr. Eusebio Rubio-Aurioles, about the current state of psychotherapy.

What neither of us could see on their own

Andrew Feldmar has been both a practicing psychotherapist and a patient of psychotherapy for 54 years. The film invites the viewer to take a peek into certain sections of Feldmar's remarkable career, such as how it was influenced by his relationship with R.D. Laing, and how he ended up becoming the radical psychotherapist inspiring many. The film is a compilation of two talks held in 2023 in Hungary ("54 years' worth of experience - as a psychotherapist and a patient") and an exclusive conversation.

Boogeyman 2

A young woman attempts to cure her phobia of the boogeyman by checking herself into a mental health facility, only to realize too late that she is now helplessly trapped with her own greatest fear.

Lucy

Plagued by OCD and agoraphobia, Lucy hasn't left her apartment in years. But as therapy shows promise, a dark, hostile force emerges from her subconscious into reality.

Boogeyman

Every culture has one – the horrible monster fueling young children's nightmares. But for Tim, the Boogeyman still lives in his memories as a creature that devoured his father 16 years ago. Is the Boogeyman real, or did Tim make it up to explain why his father abandoned his family?

C(r)ook

A killer for the Russian Mafia in Vienna wants to retire and write a book about his passion - cooking. The mafia godfather suspects treason.

The Fourth Kind

Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.

Animas

Abraham and his female friend Álex have a close relationship; they share both secrets and fears. When Abraham starts going out with Anchi, he begins to distance himself from Álex, who gradually dives into a living hell where she encounters strange apparitions, nightmarish visions and extreme situations.