Beauty Begins Inside - The "P" Syndrome

199517 min 17 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Sheila Murphy

Production: Michael HendricksTamara LynchIsobel Marks

Script: Sylvain Guy

Co-produced by Savoury Productions and the NFB with the financial participation of Dairy Farmers of Canada.

Isabel is determined to go on a diet. Bruce and Melanie can't understand their attraction for each other. Jake spends hours in front of the mirror trying to achieve the right look, while Patrick is so grown up he is already a businessman. Enter Detective Stark, and the hunt for the Painfully Pugnacious Prickley Problem--puberty--is on. With help from his assistant Levert and intrepid biologist Fritz, he tracks down the syndrome. A hilarious send-up of detective movies, science-information shows and almost every other genre you can think of, the film cajoles, informs and inspires. A film for any teen who ever grew an inch.

Subject categories


  • Food and Food Industries > Diet and Nutrition
  • Health and Medicine > Food Issues and Nutrition
  • Children and Youth > Health and SafetySexuality
  • Health/Personal Development > Healthy Eating, NutritionHuman Growth and Development

Credits


director
Sheila Murphy
producer
Michael Hendricks
Tamara Lynch
executive producer
Isobel Marks
script
Sylvain Guy
photography
Rénald Bellemare
sound
Hans Oomes
editing
Glenn Berman
Michèle Hozer
sound editing
André Chaput
re-recording
Louis Hone
animation
Dominique Normand
music
Neil Smolar
cast
Ian Lagarde
Kim Lambert
Iannicko N'Doua Légaré
Dany Savard
Marie-Josée Tremblay
Lynne Adams
Raymond Desmarteau
Pierre Lenoir
Linda Sauvé
Linda Sorgini

Awards


  • Silver Apple AwardNational Educational Media Network Competition