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Bedridden tells the story of Teri, a weary widow, facing the painful task of rebuilding her life as a single mother, following a traumatic encounter with an armed assailant. Teri finds herself bedridden and trapped with her newest foe in a cat-and-mouse game of life and death when her worst fears seemingly come true.

After a late night out, a young girl is kept awake by an ominous voice that stoically isolates her with the imminent threat of death. Is this voice a malicious force of misery, or a communal right of passage?

Journal entries featuring handycam footage from a train ride.

A multi-generational story of love and loss centered around a young writer who must face the consequences of his egocentric decision to become bedridden.

The film, directed by Derrick Shaw, follows a wealthy businessman who, while paralyzed and bedridden after a medical emergency, listens to his relatives fight over his fortune.

A practitioner, a prophet and a poor, tortured soul. Three protagonists, who for more or less articulate reasons have decided to spend their lives in bed, on the margin of the Danish welfare state – isolated from the world, which as the ‘Prophet’ puts it while he is being cared for by the municipality’s home carers, is nothing but a grand illusion.

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

Two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that pushes them to extraordinary lengths.

An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave using EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon), becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.

Bedridden following a severe cancer, a man sees his recovery falter when his young roommate begins to stir up his deepest fears.

On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.

When Cassie's father finds himself vulnerable and bedridden, she believes she has the perfect revenge for her mother's death.

Muriel is beautiful, free-spirited and bed-ridden since a horrific accident. Leo is a drunk middle-aged ex-boxer. Desperate for work and unqualified, he interviews for Muriel, who hires him to cook and care for her against her better judgment. Initially out of his depth, Leo slowly wins Muriel's trust. As Muriel teaches him to read, he forces her to confront the joys beyond her window.

In a peaceful house, the Domovoï family spend all their time taking care of Irène, an old woman lying motionless in bed.

The story of a young girl saved from desperation by an older farmer who makes her his wife. The old man cannot fulfill his young bride's desires or keep pace with her youth. What is a girl to do? Naturally, pursue the farmhand.

A docu-drama portrait of the early-20th-century French author Marcel Proust, based on Alain de Botton's updated analysis of his work as a modern-day self-help guide. Ralph Fiennes plays Proust, with Phyllida Law and Donald Sinden as his contemporaries, while commentators including de Botton, Louis de Bernières and Doris Lessing explain their enthusiasm for his work.

Based on the screenplay by Mel Dinelli, this story revolves around Helen Warren, a beautiful mute girl, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer who preys on young handicapped women.

Lonie, a young wife whose disabled husband has been impotent and bedridden for two years, seeks sexual satisfaction elsewhere while thinking about saving her marriage.

Perception of the environment and life of a bedridden sick adult.

This short probes the taboos around a very particular second-hand trauma, leading us to a more universal understanding of human experience.