The Self Portrait
The Self Portrait
Astra Film Festival 2020
Director: Margreth Olin
Duration: 1h 20
Country: Norway
Year: 2020
Lene (33) suffers from severe anorexia. Since the age of ten she has been hiding from the Norwegian Health Care System. Then she taught herself the art of photography. The film is a portrait of an artist and a portrait of a deadly disease. During the last years, Lene became recognized as a world-class photographer. She had a unique photo-project, expose the shame, and confront the disease.
