La mente no se Cura
Directed by Neon Obsidian
españa · 2026 · 5 min 24 sec · Music Video
Submitted to OnShow International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
After years of trying to silence inner turmoil through substance abuse, a night driver collapses under active psychosis and paranoia. The Mind Doesn't Heal (La mente no se cura) leaves behind street myths to document the raw shift toward clinical recovery, where true sanctuary lies in medical discipline and routine
About the film
The Mind Doesn't Heal (La mente no se cura) offers a visceral exploration of the psychology of self-destruction and the vital necessity of structured clinical intervention. Driving alone through wet streets under cold neon ceases to be an act of adrenaline or escapism, becoming the direct anatomy of a mental collapse: chronic self-medication—initially used to drown out racing thoughts, urban isolation, and insomnia with cannabis, psychedelics, and synthetic sedatives—triggers acute persecutory paranoia and an active psychotic disorder. Far from romanticizing drug-fueled nightlife or glorifying the high, the film exposes the illusion of personal control ("I swore it was nothing, that I had it handled") and confronts the defining medical reality: substances do not heal; they take away your life. The narrative marks a decisive turning point: trading street chaos for clinical routine and medical compliance. Rejecting miraculous fixes, it chronicles the hard-won daily reconstruction facilitated by the addiction treatment center (CPD), the alliance with psychiatrist, psychologist, and medical staff, and the steadfast understanding that the mind does not heal by burning it from within, but by learning how to stay on your feet.
Director
Audiovisual artist, producer and director of the project The mind is not cured. Specializing in generative workflows and AI for new media, it uses tools such as Veo 3, ComfyUI, WaveSpeed and cloud infrastructure (RunPod) for the creation of virtual models and synthetic cinematography. Her work explores the hybridization between real footage and digital generation (Mix-Media), addressing mental health, dissociation and nighttime urban aesthetics.
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OnShow International Film Festival — Inaugural Edition · 2026