The narrative hones in on the treatment paths of four patients: Shelly, 25, so afraid of food that she’s been outfitted with a stomach tube Brittany, 15, who learned her calorie-restricting ways from her anorexic mom Alisa, 30, a mother of two given to compulsive binging and purging and Polly, 29, a southern firecracker who attempted suicide after eating two slices of pizza. Documentarian Lauren Greenfield captures staff slagging the women behind closed doors – calling one a “bad seed” – and forcing them into corny group sessions in which they must speak while holding an “integrity stick.”īut as the film wears on, a more complex picture emerges.
Shivering in their backless hospital gowns, they resemble catwalk caricatures. Sallow and bony, the patients cry over cupcakes and denounce each new ounce of flesh as an affront to their rituals of control. In THIN, Green field present a decade long exploration of the body image, and its relevance in today’s world, where how one looks become a primary expression of a girl’s identity.At first, it’s hard to know who to identify with in Thin, filmed over six months at the Renfrew Center, a residential facility devoted to treating eating disorders in southern Florida. The film documents the therapy sessions, mealtime, the highly structured routine of inpatients’ daily lives, alongside the complex and troubling interpersonal relationships with each other, with family and with staff. The film is shot in the center with the director staying with the inmates of the house for six months, getting unrestricted access to film the all the aspects and experiences of a patient’s life.
This documentary is part of the campaign, undertaken by Greenfield, that explores and raises issues related to body image and the subsequent eating disorders of plaguing our women. The film focuses on four women suffering from anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia and how they struggle for recovery and survival. This center is a 40-bed residential house for women undergoing treatment for eating disorders. THIN, the 2006 released documentary film directed by Lauren Greenfield and distributed by HBO, explores The Renfrew Center in Coconut Creek, Florida.
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