Distorsions
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Distorsions 2025 Directed by Léa April

A dramatic short film featuring a father, Laurent (50), who suffers from morbid obesity. His son, Alex (21), witnessing his father's suffering, the difficulty of everyday tasks, and the judgment of others, develops an eating disorder himself: orthorexia.

Country Canada
Production Country Canada
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gnere Drama
Production Company Les Productions Palpitations
Release Date 20 January 2025
28 mins
Cast
Renaud Lefebvre
Renaud Lefebvre Alex
Jean-François Plante
Jean-François Plante Laurent
Megan Saunders
Megan Saunders Jasmine
Guillaume Gauthier
Guillaume Gauthier Samuel
Delphine Morissette
Delphine Morissette Laurie
Anthony Bouchard
Anthony Bouchard Mathis
Thomas Gionet-Lavigne
Thomas Gionet-Lavigne
Frédéric Jeanrie
Frédéric Jeanrie
Crew
Director
Léa April
Léa April
Writer
Léa April
Léa April
Producer
Léa April
Léa April
Cinematography
Polina Denysyuk
Polina Denysyuk
Editor
Annabelle Cyr
Annabelle Cyr
Sound
Thomas Renaud
Thomas Renaud
Set Designer
Élodie Boutin
Élodie Boutin
Assistant Director
Léonie Dugas
Léonie Dugas