Thin

Synopsis

THIN is a cinema verité documentary that takes us inside the walls of Renfrew, a clinic in southern Florida that specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. Renowned documentary photographer Lauren Greenfield makes her directorial debut with this film and chronicles the treatment of four women as they struggle to overcome an illness that has consumed their lives. With breathtaking style and remarkable intimacy, Greenfield interweaves both the physical and emotional ramifications of this complicated disease and the stories of the brave wounded women on this arduous journey to recovery. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival, 2006 and won praise from critics and audiences around the country, making its broadcast debut on HBO, and garnering an Emmy Nomination.

Credits

HBO/Actual Reality Pictures

Produced by R.J. Cutler, Lauren Greenfield, Amanda Micheli, and Ted Skillman

Directed by Lauren Greenfield

Edited by Kate Amend, ACE

Original Score by Miriam Cutler

Awards & Festivals

HBO Premier Broadcast 11/14/06, and is still airing on HBO

Nominated, Emmy award 2007

Winner, 2006 Award for Best Documentary Film, Jackson Hole Film Festival

Winner, Documentary Grand Jury Prize, Boston Independent Film Festival

Winner, Documentary Grand Jury Prize, Newport International Film Festival

Reviews

"... well-structured, fiercely candid movie." ~ Variety

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