Film program43 or 55 minutes, two versions
Angst
Raising awareness around anxiety.
An award-winning documentary and a one-month or year-long program that help people recognize anxiety, learn coping skills and ask for help — in a classroom, at work or at home.
Part of the Creative Coping Toolkit.
Watch the trailer
Angst helps break the stigma and spark honest conversations about mental health.
The film shows that some anxiety is normal — and helps people recognize when it becomes too much. Real stories and expert insight give practical tools for understanding, managing and talking about anxiety.
It features kids, teens, parents, educators and mental health experts, and an interview with Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.
The details
- Runtime
- 43 or 55 minutes, two versions
- License
- A year-long license for the whole program, not just a one-time screening.
- Who takes part
- Ages 10 and up take part directly; K–4 through activities an adult facilitates.
- Compliance
- Complies with applicable COPPA and FERPA requirements, and supports schools and libraries in meeting their CIPA obligations.
What’s included in each Film Program
Angst is a year-long program, not just a one-time screening. This is what sits beside the film in the Toolkit.
Chapters
The film in short chapter modules, each with prompts for discussion and reflection.
Learning Journey
A guided path through the whole program: the film, activities, Learning Bursts and quiz questions, step by step.
Activities
Guided activities that turn what the film raises into something to practice, alone or together.
Learning Bursts
Short videos in which experts answer the questions real viewers ask most.
Guides
A quick start guide, a full program guide and lesson plans for whoever runs the session.
Ask GiGi
An ethical AI coach for adults: ask for an activity, a discussion plan, or brain science in plain language. Not designed for student use.
Who it's for
License Angst on its own or bundle it with the other three film programs.
Already screening Angst?
The screening kit and the resources
Two support pages sit behind the program: what you need to fill the room and run the night, and what to give the families who come to you afterwards.
Angst Program Package
Guides and templates, posters in four print sizes, logos, ten social graphics, sample posts, the tip sheet and the film discussion guide — in English and in Spanish.
Open the program packageAngst Resources
The questions people ask most after watching, answered in full — plus therapist directories, websites, apps, videos, articles, blogs and books.
Open the resources
The impact of Angst
What viewers said after watching.
Survey results from the educators and students who took part in the program. Read the impact report
95%
of educators think Angst is helpful for kids and teens.
82%
will be more likely to reach out to others struggling with anxiety.
81%
will adopt coping tools mentioned in the film.
78%
said they will be more open to talking about anxiety.
“The conversation surrounding mental health really hits home for me. Many people don't understand how debilitating mental illness truly can be, and even more than that, how common it is, yet people are afraid to have the serious discussions about it. I welcomed the opportunity to be a part of Angst to further the dialogue around mental health and to help people understand the impact anxiety has on our mental state and encourage people, especially kids, to ask for help.”
Pricing is based on the size of your community, not a set price list, so we work one-on-one with each organization.
Take a 20 min tour
A 20-minute call with our team, who walk you through the Toolkit. Not a cut of the film.