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PEATER - Short Film

A short film intended to reflect the struggles men face with eating disorders in society.

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PEATER - Short Film

PEATER - Short Film

PEATER - Short Film

PEATER - Short Film

PEATER - Short Film

A short film intended to reflect the struggles men face with eating disorders in society.

A short film intended to reflect the struggles men face with eating disorders in society.

A short film intended to reflect the struggles men face with eating disorders in society.

A short film intended to reflect the struggles men face with eating disorders in society.

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Preston, United Kingdom
$860 USD $860 USD 12 backers
34% of $2,529 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

 

PEATER

PEATER centres around a teenage boy who is struggling with Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. This film intends to reflect the struggles men, with eating disorders, face in today’s society.  This film will show Anorexia Nervosa’s effects on a person’s mental and physical health and how many of them deal with their issues by isolating themselves, especially from society and as a result worsens their situation. 

The film PEATER is about the life of a young man named Peter in his early 20s . Peter has been isolating himself  from friends and family for a while. His friends think that the reason for Peter's behavior was the recent death of his mother, but the real problem something else and Sarah who is Peter's close friend, is the only person to understand it. Will Sarah be able to help Peter before it gets out of hand?

 

RAISING AWARENESS

What is the first gender that comes to mind when talking about anorexia? İsn't it a woman? Yes it's true, the first gender that comes to mind when anorexia is mentioned is female, which is why this disorder is known as a female disorder in society. Therefore, men avoid calling for help. Until recently, men did not receive the necessary help for eating disorders for a number of reasons.

The reasons for this are:

The individual does not notice his own symptoms

Professionals' bias against male eating disorders

Considering eating disorders as women's disorders

Designing eating disorder clinics in hospitals for women

Eating disorders have different symptoms in men than in women

For these reasons we can say that today’s society gives more importance to women with eating disorders. The best example for this could be the movies that are made focusing on this topic. Until today many movies have been made related to eating disorders, but most, if not all, of these movies were about women rather than men.

This is what we aim to change. We are doing a fundraiser not only to raise money for our film, but to try and change the perception that we, as a society, have around eating disorders. We want to show that it is not only a woman’s disorder but that many people struggle from this and that this disorder does not conform to a gender as it affects people of all ages, genders, backgrounds etc.  We are trying to raise awareness not only for the eating disorder itself but primarily eating disorders in men.

 

What We Need & What You Get

 

In order to create this short film we are looking to raise 2000 pounds. The film can only be made with your help and the support you make. 

The money raised will be used for

-Wardrobe 

-Props

-Location fees

-Festival submission fees

-Actors expenses

-Travel

-Any money that is left over will be used towards donations for charities that are aimed at men who are suffering with eating disorders.

The Impact

By helping us you will also help to raise awareness to the society of men who are struggling with eating disorders. Between 1.25 and 3.4 million people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder, around 25% of those affected by an eating disorder are male.  By reaching out to this target audience we are helping them on their road to recovery. You might think  ''How can a movie possibly change the perception we have as a society? ''.  Well, through making this movie we are aiming to reach out to not only those who are suffering with eating disorders, but their family and friends too. Additionally, this will help them to recognize any symptoms they might display. 

 

Other Ways You Can Help

If you are unable to support this film through donating then there are many other ways to support this cause. You can share this film to raise awareness and allow us to grow by following our social media accounts.

Instagram: peater2021

Facebook: peater2021

 

We will also provide a number of support resources for men who are suffering from eating disorders, as well as resources for their family to gain support. 

These are the following resources for support:

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-...

https://eating-disorders.org.uk

https://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/

https://seedeatingdisorders.org.uk/

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