Watch Out of the Dark: Jaleen Roberts

An intimate look at Paralympian Jaleen Roberts, whose mental health battle following the 2020 Paralympic Games postponement became her toughest challenge.

Out of the Dark: Jaleen Roberts

Paralympic sprinter and long-jumper Jaleen Roberts was at her peak when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, postponing the 2020 Paralympic Games. What followed was a mental health crisis more challenging than anything she’d ever encountered. This short documentary delves into Jaleen’s journey, from her upbringing with a disability to her ascent as an elite athlete. It explores her profound struggles with mental health and how she ultimately found the support necessary to survive and eventually go on to win the Paralympic Silver medal.

“Although I have a disability, my mom really never treated me as such. So anything that my older brothers were doing, I was doing, too.”

Jaleen Roberts

Out of the Dark: Jaleen Roberts has been officially selected for an impressive lineup of film festivals, including:

Tacoma Film Festival, Out of the Dark: Jaleen Roberts

Global Peace Film Festival, Out of the Dark: Jaleen Roberts

Woods Hole Film Festival, Out of the Dark: Jaleen Roberts

Major funding is provided by Bender Foundation, Inc.

Additional Support for Out of the Dark  provided by The David and Lura Lovell Foundation, Path Foundation, American Psychiatric Association Foundation