AFS Cinema
Texas Premiere
An Unquiet Mind
USA | Documentary
2025 | 76 mins | English
New York Women in Film and Television and ReelAbilities Film Festival: Excellence in Directing Award 2025
DC South Asian Film Festival: Best Documentary 2025
Tasveer Film Festival 2025
For a long time, mainstream media has portrayed obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD) as a quirky and funny personality trait associated with hand-washing or flipping light switches. In reality, OCD can look very different. There is a whole world of less visible, yet common forms of OCD that many sufferers are afraid to speak about.
AN UNQUIET MIND follows the stories of Natasha and Vinay, two individuals who struggle with Harm OCD, Post-Partum OCD, and Pedophilia OCD.
The misunderstandings around these “taboo” types of OCD have created a culture of shame. Through this film, we aim to build a movement of greater understanding and support for those living with this illness.

Restoration Process
About the Artist

Rachel Immaraj is a filmmaker from Austin, Texas who works in set decoration for film, television, and commercials. Her recent work includes shows such as A24’s Mo on Netflix and 1923 on Paramount +. Movies she collaborated on have premiered at Sundance and SXSW, and commercial clients she designed for include Hugo Boss, ESPN, Shiner, & Instagram. Rachel’s interest in documentaries began when she was in high school during her family’s summer visits to India. She began documenting stories first through 35mm street photography, and then moved on to creating short documentaries for various organizations. AN UNQUIET MIND is Rachel’s directorial debut.

Trailer
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Credits
Director:
Rachel Immaraj
Writer:
Producer(s):
Kovid Gupta
Natasha Paradeshi
Film Editor:
Travis Lee Ratcliff
Lee Rothenflue
Vinay Krishnan
Natasha Peters
Thank you to our community partners for this screening!
This program was made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

