Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

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

Paula

At only fourteen years old, Paula hates her body. In an attempt to express what she feels, Paula creates a blog and becomes part of a large virtual community that shares her problems. Shelter in anonymity, she uploads content recorded with her cell phone, exposing her friends and family. The feeling of belonging blinds Paula, who begins to walk a lonely path in which bulimia and anorexia lurk as alternatives in the search for self-acceptance.

God Help the Girl

Eve is a catastrophe—low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two similarly rootless souls: posh Cass and fastidious James, and together they form a group.

Don't Worry, I'm Fine

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

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

Story about a runner whose bulimia and anorexia threatens both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.

Briciole

Point De Départ

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

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.

A l'Aube d'un Renouveau

In this farewell letter to Ana (aka Anorexia), I reveal the suffering associated with this illness. I sincerely express my deep 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.

When Friendship Kills

Teenager Lexi Archer moves to Chicago with her newly divorced mother and befriends a popular girl at her new school, Jennifer. After Lexi's volleyball coach suggests that she lose weight, Jennifer reveals she is bulimic and the two girls decide to help each other, leading to disastrous consequences.

Ara

A fiction feature shot with real patients and their therapists that shows the day-to-day life of a group of anorexia nervosa patients during their hospitalization and the relationship with their therapists.

Beach Body

Music student David develops anorexia after a home party at his college. This short film depicts the development of an eating disorder raw and without filters.

Less

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

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

Mother's Death Anniversery

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

A Calling Void

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.