director:
Christianne Hirt
playwright:
Delphine Brooker
actor:
Jasmine Atkins
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Eliza Brooker Filipchuk
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Jon-Paul Khouri
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Delphine Brooker
genre:
Short Film
region:
Canada
language:
English
length: 11m
release date: 2005
IMDb: tt0790805
Overview
Craving is based on the award-winning stage play of the same title about one woman's descent into and recovery from anorexia. Craving the play follows a young woman whose hunger for life leads her out of high school to Europe for a year of adventure. The wonder and excitement of the young woman in Europe contrast with her downward spiral as she struggles with anorexia. At a low of 69 pounds, she realizes that her hunger for life can not co-exist with physical starvation, and she begins her road to recovery. The short film version of Craving adds yet another layer: it is told from the unique perspective of an expectant mother - a recovered anorexic - in her final weeks of pregnancy.