Four stunning animations on emotional and cognitive disorders

[David Kleeman]

I was a juror for the youth and education category of a television festival in Germany last week, and this was our winning production.

"Troubled Lives" from Teachers' TV in the UK uses animation to lend privacy to four young people who tell of their struggles with OCD, eating disorders, Asperger's Syndrome and self-harm. The animation style also lends depth and gut-level feeling to the issues. I hope you find these as powerful as our jury did!