“Locally made short film gets eating disorder coverage right” – Stuff.co.nz 

“Young New Zealanders are speaking out about their eating disorders in a bid to break down the negative stigma and address an area in mental health they say is slipping through the cracks.” – NZ Herald

“I really wanted to bring a human voice to what the emotional experience of living with an eating disorder is like,” director Miryam Jacobi told Radio New Zealand.

Disorder is an intimate insight into the perspectives of New Zealanders who have lived with disordered eating.

Led by Auckland-based production company Two One One Three Creatives, the team behind Disorder spoke with a diverse range of Kiwis with a broad spectrum of experiences.

From anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia to over-eating, Disorder shines a light on these much-needed conversations, without the shame which so often presents itself.

If you want to support those suffering with eating disorders in New Zealand, you can purchase an ANY SIZE tee here.

Read director Miryam Jacobi’s interview with the New Zealand Herald here.

The documentary is one of six films as part of Someday Stories 2018, the second series of sustainability-focused short films by emerging young film-makers from Aotearoa New Zealand.

They will be screened by Stuff, Māori Television On Demand, The Wireless and Thecoconet.tv.

The initiative is supported by NZ On Air, Te Māngai Pāho, the New Zealand Film Commission and The Body Shop.

 

Credits

Director Miryam Jacobi

Producer Olivia Mahood

Editor Laura Macbeath

Director of Photography Jack Barry

Composer Te Aihe Butler

Poet Amy Marguerite Crear

Illustrator Elizabeth G

Animator Liam Maugren

Production mentor Juliette Veber

Camera assist Vince McMillan

Sound recordist Samuel Austin

On-set photographer Sacha Stejko

Social media Hana Botha

Post-production advisor Luke Ross