Documentary exploring body dysmorphic disorder, a condition which causes people to believe they are extremely ugly. The film follows 29-year-old Liane and her boyfriend Mitch over a year as Liane starts therapy to try and conquer this crippling condition. Each week Liane meets Professor David Veale, one of the world's leading experts on BDD, who attempts to undo some of her deeply entrenched habits, often leading to uncomfortable and revealing realisations. The documentary also hears from a range of people who are in recovery from BDD talking movingly about their own personal experiences helps illuminate Liane's journey and reveals more about this illness.
Diane Israel, a former world-class triathlete, becomes a psychotherapist after battling anorexia. She shares her story while interviewing champion athletes, body builders and models about self-image.
A young woman is convinced she is the wrong version of herself, until a chance encounter with a 7-year-old changes her mind.
A young man is forced to eat constantly because of a strange condition that causes deformations on his body.
An aspiring model with body dysmorphia must confront her insecurities as they begin to manifest as the twisted form of her own reflection.
Kismateen, a 24-year-old brass band player in Old Delhi, tries to find his smile back with dental implants after being forcefully separated from the love of his life and losing his front teeth in a physical altercation.
Feeling not real? Let me go insane. An homage to the director's mind. A take on body dysmorphia and the bloody tale of self love.
A dancer struggles with their self image, but continues to perform.
A theater actor with crippling body image insecurities must face his greatest fears when he is asked to perform nude on stage in his dream role.
Three trans women meet in a country house to plan a robbery. The trick of the heist is that, in order to create a false trail, they disguise themselves as men. While they share everyday life as a well-established team and lovers, they practice speaking in a deep voice, walking manly and behaving in a masculine manner. In this process, they reach their emotional and physical limits and repeatedly fail to imitate male connoted behavior.
Benji is sent spiraling into a storm of self doubt after matching with a girl who is out of his league. A short film about body dysmorphia.
Through a splendidly drawn and masterfully animated short, Ito Rina reasons on the troubled battle he has to overcome in her daily life, accepting her new and constantly changing skin.
What might the confession of a person with body dysmorphia look like? Someone who hates absolutely everything about themselves, constantly comparing themselves to others. The protagonist of the film is surrounded by mirrors and convinced that she is the ugliest person on the planet. But will she be able to change her perception of herself?
Michelle and Michael, two of the same person, are forced to engage with the congruence of their identities following the loss of their parents. Their confrontational encounter unveils things about them they have been trying to avoid.
A surreal visual film about the inner feelings of severe body dysmorphia.
A young woman depends on her partner for happiness. As her mental stability wavers, their relationship strains and loneliness take a hold.
Growing up in a blue-collar Hamilton neighbourhood filled with factory workers and nuclear families, Tom Wilson knew he was different. His dad George was a blind war veteran—stoic and reserved—and his mother Bunny a very private and protective housewife. Tom learned to express himself through music, successfully getting a record deal and achieving fame and its trappings with his 90s band Junkhouse and later Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. Through all his achievements, his parents kept a secret from their son, one he would not uncover until they both died. After years of hard living, revelations about his family led him on a path to connect with his true identity. Based on his memoir, Beautiful Scars shares Tom's remarkable gifts as an artist and storyteller as he learns about his Mohawk heritage and embarks on a healing journey that reflects on his past and present self.
‘Our Nature, the Movie’ is an ambitious nature documentary about Belgian nature, full of wonderful stories about well-known and little-known animals that amaze people and increase their love and respect for our nature.
The story of how a tiny, broke Silicon Valley startup slew giants of the movie rental world, warded off Amazon and forced movie making and distribution into the digital age.
Documentary feature that reveals the intimacy of Luana Muniz, Queen of Lapa in Rio de Janeiro, actress divided between prostitution, LGBT militancy and shows in cabarets. Best National Feature Film Award at the Rio Gender & Sexuality Film Festival.