There is a crisis in our community–and we need to talk about it. 

Asian Americans endure some of the highest rates of mental distress, and yet, we’re also among the least likely to seek help for it. The stigma surrounding mental illness within our community, in conjunction with the discrimination and racial-profiling we face outside of it, are all a part of what makes mental health an intersectional–and pressing–issue for Asian Americans.

Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health is a full feature documentary profiling multiple members of our community stepping up to share their own battles with mental illness. Their accounts highlight the unique challenges we face as Asian Americans and the unspoken toll it has taken on us. We need change, and that begins by telling our people’s stories.