The Famine Within (1990)
Documents the contemporary obsession with an unrealistic body size and shape among North American women and the eating disorders it engenders.
- Date of release
- 1990-09-12
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Katherine Gilday
Casting
- Rebecca Jenkins — Self - Narrator (voice)
Interesting facts
The Famine Within is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Katherine Gilday and released in 1990. The film explores the issue of women's body image, and the prevalence of eating disorders. The film was narrated by Rebecca Jenkins.The Famine Within is an exploration of the contemporary obsession with body size and shape among North American women. Through the use of conventional documentary interviews and narration in conjunction with striking evocative imagery, the film presents women sharing their own experiences suffering with an eating disorder.
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