Dying to Eat
This documentary allowed sufferers and their families to tell their personal stories in the daily battle against anorexia nervoa and bulimia nervosa; the signs, the struggles, the guilt, and the long road to recovery. This documentary shows anorexia is not a state of mind that can be turned off and on at will. This illness can, and does, happen to anyone. No galmourising of thinness, no using of skeletal forms; just ordinary New Zealand families caught in the grip of this tenacious, complex and often fatal illness. Dying to Eat explores the complexity of the illness, the importance of early treatment and reinforces the need for community support, understanding, and openness.
Primary Title
- Dying to Eat
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 28 February 2013
Start Time
- 05 : 00
Finish Time
- 05 : 53
Duration
- 53:00
Channel
- TVNZ Heartland
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- This documentary allowed sufferers and their families to tell their personal stories in the daily battle against anorexia nervoa and bulimia nervosa; the signs, the struggles, the guilt, and the long road to recovery. This documentary shows anorexia is not a state of mind that can be turned off and on at will. This illness can, and does, happen to anyone. No galmourising of thinness, no using of skeletal forms; just ordinary New Zealand families caught in the grip of this tenacious, complex and often fatal illness. Dying to Eat explores the complexity of the illness, the importance of early treatment and reinforces the need for community support, understanding, and openness.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Eating disorders
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Documentary
- Health
Contributors
- Virginia Wright (Director)
- Hilary Barry (Narrator)
- Veronica McCarthy (Producer)
Subjects
- Eating disorders
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand