DECEMBER 2026NYCa mental health film festival
What to ExpectAn immersive three day experience featuring short film and digital media, industry leading panels with top mental health professionals and innovators, finishing with an awards ceremony and celebration. Focused on mental health, create/M is a groundbreaking platform that uses the power of visual storytelling to amplify the real and authentic experience of mental health.
At it’s core, create/M is driven to change the narrative around mental health, break stigma, and share the real story of the human experience through creative expression. Through community building, film, art, media, performance, and creative work more broadly, create/M is dedicated to fostering dialogue among mental health professionals, innovators, artists, and individuals directly affected by mental illness through the use of creative media and storytelling.
❋ short film & Digital mediaA curated selection of short film and digital media that share the human experience behind mental health issues and challenges.
❋ EXPERT PANELSIndustry leading panels with top mental health professionals, creators, and innovators at the cutting edge of their fields.
A MENTAL HEALTH MEDIA GROUP PRODUCTION
“A film or a painting...each thing is its own sort of language and it’s not right to try to say the same thing in words. The words are not there. The language of film, cinema, is the language it was put into, and the English language...it’s not going to translate. It’s going to lose.”