
OCD: The War Inside
Obsessive-compulsive disorder looks invisible from the outside: no cast, no wheelchair, no visible sign that anything is wrong. This film follows people who live with it day to day, showing the intrusive thoughts, the nagging fears, and the rituals, checking, counting, washing, that they perform to keep those fears at bay. Directors David Hoffert and Mark Pancer stay close to their subjects at home and at work, letting the gap between how functional they appear and how exhausting the compulsions actually are speak for itself. The film treats OCD as a disorder people manage rather than a quirk, following the toll of maintaining a normal appearance while running an internal routine most coworkers and friends never see. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, it keeps its focus on lived experience rather than lab science or expert commentary, letting the people affected describe what the disorder costs them.