Videos

Documentaries, portraits and animations carefully curated by our in-house film experts

Oil painting diptych of a man rowing a boat and a woman in blue with a green background.

LOVE

Two lives drift apart and come together in a love story told one brush stroke at a time

Directed by Ian Bruce

Photo of a businessman in a suit explaining with a Jenga tower, another man stands behind him, both in an office setting.

FILM

Our world’s complex issues can’t be solved by lone heroes. Our stories should reflect that

Video by Psyche

Sketchbook pages with colourful abstract faces, featuring torn paper flaps over parts of the drawings, mixed media artwork.

MIND AND BRAIN

Steven has a rare insight into faces – because he cannot recognise them

Directed by Steven Fraser

Digital artwork of a grey hand squeezing a yellow stress ball with a smiley face on a black background.

VALUES AND BELIEFS

Cults needn’t fit stereotypes to be dangerous. Here’s how to identify a controlling social group

Video by BBC Ideas

A woman with a headset giving a presentation. She gestures with her hand. The background is wood paneling.

PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH

Why the mental health awareness movement needs more precision and fewer vibes

Video by the Royal Institution

Abstract line drawing of a running figure with scattered symbols on a white background.

HOME

In an elegy for his childhood home, a filmmaker constructs a lyrical collage of memory

Directed by Damian Gascoigne

Close-up photo of a hand carving a pencil with a small knife, focusing on the pencil’s tip and wood shavings.

FOCUS AND ATTENTION

There’s joy in doing a job right. Just ask this artisanal pencil-sharpener

Directed by Kenneth Price

Photo of an elderly man with a beard wearing a hat and glasses, holding a notebook in a sunlit forest.

MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION

There’s a nourishing calm in quietly wandering, far from goals and distractions

Directed by Mykhailo Bogdanov

Illustration of a room with a plant on a table, soft coloured walls and a window with curtains.

POETRY

‘You are me; I am you’ – a trans poet’s evocative message to her former self

Video by On Being

‘Man cannot stand a meaningless life’ – a conversation with Carl Jung at 84

Video by Face to Face

Abstract illustration of a head with an open mind in blue and gold tones with blurred background.

MIND AND BRAIN

The (surprisingly new) science of aphantasia – the inability to ‘see’ mental imagery

Video by Quanta Magazine

A woman and a man converse while seated on chairs in a room with plants. A decorative table with glasses is between them.

EMERGING THERAPIES

The critic inside your head has something important to tell you. Here’s how to listen

Video by Esther Perel

Photo of a woman floating on their back in water with sunlight on their face and blurred foliage in the background.

EMOTIONS

Emotions aren’t reactions – they’re predictions we can learn to reshape

Video by The Well

Illustration of two stylised people running on a boardwalk near the sea with telegraph poles and wires in the background.

GOALS AND MOTIVATION

How increasing short-term pleasure can help you achieve your long-term goals

Video by TED-Ed

Scene from a film showing a man standing indoors near a staircase bathed in green light.

MIND AND BRAIN

Perhaps the weirdest experience you’ll have sober, what exactly is déjà vu?

Video by BBC Ideas

MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION

There’s a nourishing calm in quietly wandering, far from goals and distractions

Directed by Mykhailo Bogdanov

Illustration of a simple cartoon figure with a bob haircut wearing a green crop top and red skirt on a light background.

THE BODY AND PHYSICAL HEALTH

Growing pains, bras, size, sex – a group of women get candid about all things boobs

A film by Subarna Dash and Vidushi Gupta

‘Man cannot stand a meaningless life’ – a conversation with Carl Jung at 84

Video by Face to Face

MIND AND BRAIN

The (surprisingly new) science of aphantasia – the inability to ‘see’ mental imagery

Video by Quanta Magazine

EMERGING THERAPIES

The critic inside your head has something important to tell you. Here’s how to listen

Video by Esther Perel

Photo of a person holding a tortoise above a container with leaves against a tiled wall.

CAREGIVING

High in the Alps, Kathleen takes extraordinary steps to keep a pet safe through the winter

Directed by G Anthony Svatek

Two people lying on a snowy road in winter clothing with a forested landscape in the background.

GRIEF

Frøydis faces an impossible problem – how to grieve a father she hated and loved

Directed by Frøydis Fossli Moe

MIND AND BRAIN

The (surprisingly new) science of aphantasia – the inability to ‘see’ mental imagery

Video by Quanta Magazine

Photo of a hiker with a backpack and two dogs on a mountain peak at sunset, above the cloudline and overlooking a valley.

WORK AND VOCATION

A former office worker charts his own path, herding sheep high into the Pyrenees

Directed by Jake Joynson

A woman drawing on an easel in a courtyard with greenery and a modern glass building in the background.

PAINTING AND SCULPTURE

To become more attuned to the world around you, try sketching outdoors

Video by The Museum of Modern Art

Illustration of a scoreboard at Barclays Center showing a man with raised arms, surrounded by an arena.

SPORTS AND GAMES

A dancing NBA superfan on the joy of spaces that let us go wild and get weird

Directed by Mickey Duzyj

Illustration of an elderly person in a chair holding a baby touching the child’s finger.

CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE

Humans are uniquely reliant on caregivers. This isn’t a weakness, but a wondrous gift

Video by Aeon

Abstract drawing of a face with vibrant colours, featuring red cheeks and a patterned necklace on an orange background.

PAINTING AND SCULPTURE

Born of memory and mystery – the otherworldly works of a self-taught, unhoused artist

Directed by Tal Amiran

GOALS AND MOTIVATION

How increasing short-term pleasure can help you achieve your long-term goals

Video by TED-Ed

Black and white photo of an elderly man with glasses and a moustache wearing a suit, sitting in a patterned chair.

THINKERS AND THEORIES

‘Man cannot stand a meaningless life’ – a conversation with Carl Jung at 84

Video by Face to Face

THE BODY AND PHYSICAL HEALTH

Growing pains, bras, size, sex – a group of women get candid about all things boobs

A film by Subarna Dash and Vidushi Gupta

Illustration of a person carrying a child on shoulders under a tree with yellow leaves on a pink background.

PARENTING AND FAMILIES

Dreamlike fragments capture the pain and beauty of a father-daughter bond

Directed by Susi Haaning

EMERGING THERAPIES

The critic inside your head has something important to tell you. Here’s how to listen

Video by Esther Perel

Close-up photo of an elderly man with a beard wearing a black cap, lying in a hospital bed, looking content.

CHANGE AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT

After four decades in prison, Big D contemplates the brave new world that awaits him

Directed by Laura Tejero Núñez

EMOTIONS

Emotions aren’t reactions – they’re predictions we can learn to reshape

Video by The Well

Photo of a hand using a black marker to redact text on paper several words are boxed to be emphasised.

POETRY

Reignite your creative fire with blackout poetry – the art of framing what’s already there

Directed by Andrew Lavers

Videos

Two lives drift apart and come together in a love story told one brush stroke at a time

Our world’s complex issues can’t be solved by lone heroes. Our stories should reflect that

Steven has a rare insight into faces – because he cannot recognise them

Cults needn’t fit stereotypes to be dangerous. Here’s how to identify a controlling social group

Why the mental health awareness movement needs more precision and fewer vibes

In an elegy for his childhood home, a filmmaker constructs a lyrical collage of memory

There’s joy in doing a job right. Just ask this artisanal pencil-sharpener

There’s a nourishing calm in quietly wandering, far from goals and distractions

‘You are me; I am you’ – a trans poet’s evocative message to her former self

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‘Man cannot stand a meaningless life’ – a conversation with Carl Jung at 84

The (surprisingly new) science of aphantasia – the inability to ‘see’ mental imagery

The critic inside your head has something important to tell you. Here’s how to listen

Emotions aren’t reactions – they’re predictions we can learn to reshape

How increasing short-term pleasure can help you achieve your long-term goals

Perhaps the weirdest experience you’ll have sober, what exactly is déjà vu?

There’s a nourishing calm in quietly wandering, far from goals and distractions

Growing pains, bras, size, sex – a group of women get candid about all things boobs

Popular

‘Man cannot stand a meaningless life’ – a conversation with Carl Jung at 84

The (surprisingly new) science of aphantasia – the inability to ‘see’ mental imagery

The critic inside your head has something important to tell you. Here’s how to listen

High in the Alps, Kathleen takes extraordinary steps to keep a pet safe through the winter

Frøydis faces an impossible problem – how to grieve a father she hated and loved

The (surprisingly new) science of aphantasia – the inability to ‘see’ mental imagery

A former office worker charts his own path, herding sheep high into the Pyrenees

To become more attuned to the world around you, try sketching outdoors

A dancing NBA superfan on the joy of spaces that let us go wild and get weird

Humans are uniquely reliant on caregivers. This isn’t a weakness, but a wondrous gift

Born of memory and mystery – the otherworldly works of a self-taught, unhoused artist

How increasing short-term pleasure can help you achieve your long-term goals

‘Man cannot stand a meaningless life’ – a conversation with Carl Jung at 84

Growing pains, bras, size, sex – a group of women get candid about all things boobs

Dreamlike fragments capture the pain and beauty of a father-daughter bond

The critic inside your head has something important to tell you. Here’s how to listen

After four decades in prison, Big D contemplates the brave new world that awaits him

Emotions aren’t reactions – they’re predictions we can learn to reshape

Reignite your creative fire with blackout poetry – the art of framing what’s already there