Phil and sadness
/ Germany / 2025 / 25 min
<p data-start="34" data-end="359">On the kitchen wall in Phil’s home, there is a note stuck up for absolute emergencies. No one in his family wants to ever need it, least of all Phil himself. The boy never wants to feel so sad again that he can do nothing but cry. But if that overwhelming sadness were to return, the note tells him, step by step, what to do.</p> <p data-start="361" data-end="538" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">This documentary is about depression in children, what a support network built in advance can look like, and the importance of asking for help when emotions become overwhelming.</p>
About the film
<p data-start="34" data-end="359">On the kitchen wall in Phil’s home, there is a note stuck up for absolute emergencies. No one in his family wants to ever need it, least of all Phil himself. The boy never wants to feel so sad again that he can do nothing but cry. But if that overwhelming sadness were to return, the note tells him, step by step, what to do.</p> <p data-start="361" data-end="538" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">This documentary is about depression in children, what a support network built in advance can look like, and the importance of asking for help when emotions become overwhelming.</p>
