A study of food, dieting and obsessional eating especially as they affect women and girls in Western societies. Examines a number of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia, obesity and the condition known as the fat thin woman as well as wider social pressures that lead to obsessions about eating. Narrated by Beverly Dunn, music by Mark McSherry, photographed by Jaems Grant.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
508451
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Anorexia Nervosa
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body image
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eating disorders
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)