Anna Who?

A film which dispels the myth that Anorexia Nervosa is a slimmers disease affecting only figure conscious women. Five young people (four women and one man) talk frankly about their experience of Anorexia and Bulimia, the factors in the cause and progress of the disease, and the road to recovery.

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Credits

director

Pip Karmel

producer

South Australian College of Advanced Education

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324581

Language

English

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eating disorders

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1984

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