Making a Wellbeing Short Film
Create a short film with your students around a mental health or wellbeing theme of their choice.
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For many educators, supporting wellbeing can be challenging, but film can offer a practical way to create shared experiences that make it easier for young people to explore their emotions, identity and relationships in a structured and accessible way.
Mental Health Awareness Week this year takes place between 11-17 May, and has the theme of Action. As the Mental Health Foundation explains: "While awareness is vital, real change comes when we take action too. Together, we've come a long way on mental health, but we can't risk going backwards.There's still much we can do to prevent people becoming unwell in the first place."
Film can be a powerful starting point for conversations that lead to action. Whether using a short clip, a full feature, or a creative activity, film can help to create a safe space to explore sensitive topics, encourage empathy through storytelling, and build confidence in discussion and self-expression. It's a flexible approach that can work across subjects, tutor time or enrichment activity - without adding to your workload.
Below, you will find a collection of resources, films, training opportunities, and more - all created and collated to help you better explore these issues with young people in the classroom and beyond. All resources are designed to be flexible, easy to adapt, and aligned to PSHE and wider curriculum outcomes. As well as many feature films available to stream for free* with Into Film+, we have also included some powerful short films, which are easier to fit in around busy schedules, making for low-time-entry ways to spark discussion in the classroom. And if you're looking to go further, our training can help you feel more confident using film to support wellbeing in your classroom.
Supporting wellbeing doesn't need to be complex. A short clip, a guided discussion, or a creative task can help students feel seen, heard and understood.
This Mental Health Awareness week is a great opportunity to start.
Note: Film is a powerful tool for learning, helping to develop critical thinking, empathy, and an understanding of different perspectives. Our films have been selected with consideration to age-appropriateness, safeguarding, the curriculum and statutory and non-statutory guidance to schools. Some of our films and resources include sensitive content which is highlighted in the guidance that Into Film provides with each film. Educators should carefully watch or read all elements of any content and must ensure they are following their own school's policies and guidelines prior to using films and resources in the classroom or in after-school clubs. The final decision to use any film or resource sits with teachers, who should decide what is appropriate for their students using their professional judgement and their knowledge of their students, their school context and their community. Teachers must follow their school's safeguarding protocol if a student is distressed or makes a disclosure as a result of the use of any film or other content.
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