This short film was shot by Hong Kong youth aged 14 to 17 as part of a Focus On Film program entirely funded by The Women’s Foundation. The program was aimed at raising issues of gender stereotyping with young people. For six months, three groups of youth were taught film making and guided in producing their own film from A to Z. Concept, story, preproduction, production and post production were entirely taken on by the students who had no prior experience in any of the roles given to them. The Women’s Foundation lead workshops in gender stereotyping and the students were encouraged to film their response with a story of their own making. The only parameter was that they produce a short experimental film. Other groups produced a documentary and the third group produced a narrative. “Ana” is the story of a young girl with eating disorders and her struggle to separate the real world from a world of fantasy. Producer: Focus On Film Sponsor: Women’s Foundation: Program: “Ana’ Group: B (14 to 17) Genre: Experimental
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Video Rating: 4 / 5