HYSTERIA is a feature documentary in development investigating why women are still misdiagnosed, undertreated and disbelieved - and how medicine’s blind spot affects us all.
Through the intimate stories of three women whose lives have been profoundly affected by the healthcare they received - or didn’t - HYSTERIA confronts the biases that have silenced and betrayed women for centuries.
The film exists not only to raise awareness, but to move the needle - to help shift how future doctors are trained and how women’s pain is recognized, studied and believed.
ABOUT
THE TEAM
DIRECTED BY caroline rhys jones
After a 12-year career as a broadcast news reporter in the U.S., Caroline launched her own production company, Breadbox Films, directing mini-documentaries and creative commissions. In 2026, she was selected for the prestigious Women Make Movies Production Assistance Program. HYSTERIA is her most personal project to date, and her feature directorial debut.
produceD BY JUSTIN BENOLIEL - OBJECT & ANIMAL
Justin’s first documentary, DAUGHTERS, premiered at Sundance in 2024, winning both the Audience Award and the Festival Favorite Award before being acquired by Netflix, winning a Peabody Award and receiving BAFTA, Emmy and Directors Guild of America nominations. Justin also Executive Produced the 2025 SXSW Grand Jury Prize winning documentary SHUFFLE. Since its launch in 2018, Object & Animal has become a leading global studio, building a slate of bold, culturally resonant stories that elevate underrepresented voices.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY DANIELLE TURKOV WILSON & AMY SHEPHERD - THINK-FILM IMPACT PRODUCTION
Danielle and Amy co-lead Think-Film Impact Production, the world-leading impact powerhouse behind Oscar, BAFTA, Peabody and Emmy winning titles including NAVALNY, BLACK BOX DIARIES, THE TERRITORY, DARK WATERS (Todd Haynes, Mark Ruffalo), THE END (Joshua Oppenheimer, Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon), THE SON (Florian Zeller, Hugh Jackman).
help us tell this story
HYSTERIA is an independent feature documentary currently in production.
Your support will help us bring it to audiences around the world, and build an impact campaign that challenges how women’s pain is recognized, studied and believed.
To make a tax-deductible contribution, you may donate to the project via our fiscal sponsor Women Make Movies.
Established in 1972, Women Make Movies is a 501(c)(3) non-profit media arts organization registered with the New York Charities Bureau of New York State.
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