#eatpretty
Synopsis
Critiquing the insidious influence of advertising and corporations that has seeped into our digital lives. Made of endlessly looping cinemagraphs, it subverts a trendy online medium in order to reflect the impossibility of attaining everlasting perfection, something that we are socially conditioned to strive for. The film contains many hidden references, such as the myth of King Midas, pro-Ana online support groups and the Algonquin cannibal spirit Wetiko - a metaphor for society’s dopamine addiction and the inner void it creates.
Anna's story also exists as an endlessly looping series of perfect moments here: instagram.com/annaeatspretty
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 3 min 35 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Rebecca Culverhouse
- Producer
- Pamela Pifferi
- Co-Producer
- Fiona Lamptey
- Executive Producer
- Catherine Bray
- Editor
- Rebecca Culverhouse
- Screenwriter
- Rebecca Culverhouse
- Director of Photography
- Jacob Sacks-Jones
- Production Designer
- Amy Thompson
- Sound
- Patrick Lee
- Principal cast
- Roseanna Frascona, Peter McPherson
- Voice Actors
- James Percy, Abigail Halley
- Wardrobe Stylist
- Emma Lightbown
- Hair & Make up
- Gina Dowle
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Commissioned by Random Acts
Little Dot Studios
Rebel Cub
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