Media and Image Perception Task Group for the COST Action

Audiovisual Media List

Related to appearance awareness

a) FICTION FILM / anorexia
Hunger point (Lifetime network) 2003

Sharing the secret (CBS) 2000

Perfect body (NBC) 1997

When friendship kills (NBC) 1996

For the love of Nancy (ABC) 1994

Kate’s secret (NBC) 1986
b) DOCUMENTARY / anorexia
Dying to be anorexic (BBC) 2007

I'm A Child Anorexic (BBC) 2007

Thin (HBO) 2006

Perfect Illusions: eating disorders and the family (PBS) 2003

Dying to be thin (PBS) 2000
c) AD CAMPAIGN / anorexia
Looking Glass Foundation (2008)

Scales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjwZhEnSWvg

Pencil Marks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ8n2s23cis

Dinner Plans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR-ERoftfVU
d) AD CAMPAIGN / self-esteem
Dove campaign for real beauty “Sketches” (2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=litXW91UauE

Dove campaign for real beauty “Onslaught” (2007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zKfF40jeCA

Always “Like a Girl” (2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs
e) AD CAMPAIGN / gender dysphoria
See the real me (Clean & Clear) 2015 https://vimeo.com/122246501
f) SHORT FILM / appearance
Plastic (Australian Film Television and Radio School) 2008

Supervenus 2013
g) ANIMATION / anorexia
Animation Therapy by children - Biomation Production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anuMmV718mQ
h) ANIMATION / gender dysphoria
I’m not becoming a man, I’m already a man (La Bong) 2013 https://vimeo.com/63729314
i) TV SERIES / atypical embodiment
Breaking Bad (2008-13) by Vince Gilligan. Character Walter White Jr. (born with cerebral palsy) portrayed by actor RJ Mitte.

AHS (2011-) by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck. Character Adelaide (season 1) and Nan (season 3) (born with Down Syndrome) portrayed by actress Jamie Brewer.

Game of Thrones (2011-) by George R. R. Martin. Character Tyrion Lannister (born with dwarfism) portrayed by actor Peter Dinklage.
j) FICTION FILM / atypical embodiment
Freaks (1932), dir. Tod Browning

The Elephant Man (1980), John Merrick, dir. David Lynch

300 (2006), Ephialtes, dir. Zack Snyder

Mask (1985), Rocky Dennis, dir. Peter Bogdanovich

Transamerica (2005), Bree, dir. Duncan Tucker

Ma Vie en Rose (1997), Ludovic, dir. Alain Berliner

XXY (2007), Alex, dir. Lucía Puenzo

Breakfast on Pluto (2005), Kitten, Neil Jordan
k) DOCUMENTARY/ atypical embodiment
Red Without Blue (2007) dir. Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills & Todd Sills

Venus Boyz (2002) dir. Gabrielle Baur

Almost Myself (2006) dir. Tom Murray
l) TV shows / atypical embodiment
Eurovision

Conchita Wurst (2014) Austria (winner)

Buranovskiye Babushki (2012) Russia (2nd place)

Verka Serduchka (2007) Ukraine (2nd place)

Lordi (2006) Finland (winner)

Dana International (1998) Israel (winner)
m) REALITY TV / atypical embodiment
Little People, Big World "The Roloff family“ (2006-)