Skinny World

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story(en)

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Don't Worry, I'm Fine(fr)

A 19-year-old searches for her twin brother after he runs away from home, following a fight with their father.

Briciole(it)

Point De Départ(en)

At a prestigious performing arts school, a teenage male ballet dancer desires to be at the top of his class while refusing to listen to his body.

A l'Aube d'un Renouveau(fr)

In this farewell letter to Ana (aka Anorexia), I reveal the suffering associated with this illness. I express my desire to regain my freedom and vitality by sharing not only my progress but also my relapses. Through the interweaving of drawings and poetry, I share this quest for reconstruction, which I hope will help raise awareness of this mental illness and bring a little hope to people affected by it and those around them.

Body(pl)

A busy attorney, worried that his anorexic daughter Olga, who is still grieving her recently deceased mother, might try to harm herself, sends her to see a psychiatrist who's dealing with her own loss in an unusual way.

Empty(en)

An award winning short social realist drama which follows Keira, as she struggles to live her normal day to day life while suffering from the effects of an eating disorder.

My Friend Ana(en)

Myla is a young, isolated girl on a journey with Anorexia. Myla meets Ana at school, promising to be her best friend. As the time goes on, Myla has to decide whether her life or her newfound friendship is more important.

Physique(en)

When a young dancer who suffers from the pressures of being on a new elite team turns into a case of Anorexia, she must find her strength and see that she is enough as she is.

Hollow(en)

Love can't fill every need, and love can't make problems vanish. Struggling with her own image and self worth, Esther's secret daily struggle with Anorexia reaches a breaking point.

Full(en)

When a man's wife shows signs of anorexia as she pursues a career in dancing, he tries to force her to eat.

Less(en)

A teen faced with anorexia attempts to divert from the harmful path that he has created for himself while he is faced with pressure from family, friends, and his own inner demons.

Beautifully Damaged(en)

A young girls struggle with anorexia and the death of her mother, and her strained relationship with her father.

Mother's Death Anniversery(en)

A young woman suffering from anorexia goes back home and reconnects with her family on her mother's anniversary of death.

A Calling Void(en)

A Calling Void is a short documentary-drama that sheds light on the complexity of emotion, distortions of reality and desperate needs for control a young woman encounters during her struggle with anorexia. Limited screenings in Vancouver are pending further festival submissions.

For a Text(en)

Following the life of anorexic teen Tom Miller, a boy who wishes to be thinner.

Pulse(en)

Lilly wakes up in the middle of the night. Her heart beats uneven and her pulse is lower then ever. Maybe she'll die? To survive she needs to eat, but to eat she needs to loose control. Will she dare to let go, when the anorexia makes her believe that the control is the one thing that keeps her alive?

Full(en)

Jamie is a young man who suffers from both anorexia and bulimia. His memories of being teased for being over-weight coupled with people's treatment of his sudden weight loss lead him to question his decisions for the first time. We are allowed into his reality and given insight into his perspective as he holds everyone at a distance while he examines the details of his disillusioned world. And this allows him to see just how paper thin the reality he has been living in truly is. "Full" is not about overcoming an eating disorder; it is about understanding an eating disorder, and how a young man comes to understand it.

Swallow(en)

Drew, a strong-willed teen, must face returning home to her broken family after staying in eating disorder rehab for Anorexia.

Thynspo(en)

Teenage girls can be vicious, and even more so in the uncensored online world of the pro-eating disorder community. Chase is a die-hard fan of blogger Hannahrexia889. Hannah's methods may be harsh, but to these partners on a quest for perfection, "skinny is always worth it." While these girls only know each other online, their partnership in starving is strong. The two get closer, in a dysfunctional relationship that culminates in a disastrous night of antics in the city. Chase must realize that her social media celebrity idol Hannah is not really as strong as she seems online. But when your friendship is built on the values of pro-anorexia, "getting better" doesn't always mean what you think.