Gabor Maté

Zaya Ralitza Benazzo

Maurizio Benazzo

Kirk Demorest

Caroline Campbell

Jake Nelson

In The Wisdom of Trauma, we travel alongside physician, bestselling author and Order of Canada recipient Dr. Gabor Maté to explore why our western society is facing such epidemics. This is a journey with a man who has dedicated his life to understanding the connection between illness, addiction, trauma and society. Trauma is the invisible force that shapes our lives. It shapes the way we live, the way we love and the way we make sense of the world. It is the root of our deepest wounds. Dr. Maté gives us a new vision: a trauma-informed society in which parents, teachers, physicians, policy-makers and legal personnel are not concerned with fixing behaviors, making diagnoses, suppressing symptoms and judging, but seek instead to understand the sources from which troubling behaviors and diseases spring in the wounded human soul. 

Trauma is the invisible force that shapes our lives. It shapes the way we live, the way we love and the way we make sense of the world. It is the root of our deepest wounds. Dr. Maté gives us a new vision: a trauma-informed society in which parents, teachers, physicians, policy-makers and legal personnel are not concerned with fixing behaviors, making diagnoses, suppressing symptoms and judging, but seek instead to understand the sources from which troubling behaviors and diseases spring in the wounded human soul. 

Open World Toronto Film Festival

Best Feature Film - Narrative or Documentary

Awareness Festival

Believe Psychology Film Festival

CINEMAFEST

Documentary Film Festival

CLIT Film Festival

Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival

Brooklyn Film Festival

Los Angeles CineFest

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

The REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium

WILDsound Documentary FEEDBACK Film Festival

Auroville Film Festival

SPIRIT FILM FESTIVAL

Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival

Dumbo Film Festival

Au Contraire Film Festival

Documentary Short Film Festival

World Cinema Antwerp Belgium

The Wisdom of Trauma