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This Is My Body: A Film by High School Girls
200734 min 49 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Lisa NegroVanessa ViscontiVanessa DiRenzoLeanne Levy Pink ChicksAlexandra MaynardChristina DonatelliEffie SapuridisMeghan McCoyAltais Dunn Tessy ChrissyKatie CastroBianca ZitoXtine VoEmily Csato
Production: Leanne Levy
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With a collage of girls' voices, This Is My Body presents some teenage girls brave enough to share their experiences and secrets about what it means to be a girl at this time of their lives. While taking a course in documentary video production, this group from a Montreal high school turned the camera on themselves and each other to explore issues of body image, eating disorders, cutting, sexuality, friendship and parenting. Speaking in their own words, these girls offer a message of urgency, hope, and inspiration to us all: You are not alone. You can get through this. You have the strength. You can make a change. You have the power.
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Subject categories
- Children and Youth > Adolescent Social BehaviourPeer RelationshipsYouthful Perspectives
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Adolescent Development
- Health/Personal Development > Body ImageHealthy Eating, NutritionSexuality
Credits
- filmmaker
- Lisa Negro
- Vanessa Visconti
- Vanessa DiRenzo
- Leanne Levy
- Pink Chicks
- Alexandra Maynard
- Christina Donatelli
- Effie Sapuridis
- Meghan McCoy
- Altais Dunn
- Tessy
- Chrissy
- Katie Castro
- Bianca Zito
- Xtine Vo
- Emily Csato
- producer
- Leanne Levy
- editor
- Leanne Levy