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Fitting

Synopsis

Exploring the relationship between the director, an amputee, and her prosthetist during the making of a prosthetic leg. The filmmaker seeks to demystify an unfamiliar space and ask what it means to create an extension to someone else’s body, questioning prejudice widely seen within our society's consideration of body image.

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 min 17 sec
Director
Caitlin McMullan
Producer
Marissa Keating
Executive Producer
Flore Cosquer, Mark Thomas
Editor
Natalie McGowan
Director of Photography
Helena Öhman
Sound
Mark Vernon

Genre

Scottish Woman Director Disabilities

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Scottish Documentary Institute

84 Commercial Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6LX

Sales Company

Scottish Documentary Institute

84 Commercial Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6LX

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