I Would Like to Thank My Body
Rosalie is striving to build a more positive relationship with her body. In her thirties and living with a disability caused by muscular dystrophy, she now aims to see her body in a healthier and more compassionate light. To this end, she decided to take part in a photo session with Teri Hofford, a Winnipeg-based photographer specializing in empowerment and boudoir photography. Together, Rosalie and Teri explore issues related to the representation of women in the media, fatphobia, sexuality, sensuality, and disability
| Director | Catherine Dulude |
| Actor | Naomie Décarie-Daigneault |
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I Would Like to Thank My Body is an intimate documentary that invites reflection on our relationship with our bodies and self-perception. Through the deeply personal journey of Rosalie Best, a woman living with a disability, the film explores her quest for self-acceptance and reclaiming her body as she participates in a boudoir-style photo session. In a society that often seeks to hide different bodies, Rosalie chooses to view herself with compassion—a symbolic act in a world of unattainable beauty standards.
The film creates a reflective space that encourages viewers to look beyond appearances. Catherine Dulude’s direction is sincere and human, free from artifice, and approaches this rarely discussed subject with great sensitivity and care.
Jessica L'Heureux
Filmmaker and RACCORD member
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Français
15 mn
Language: Français -
English
15 mn
Language: English
- Année 2022
- Pays Canada
- Durée 15
- Producteur Catherine Dulude
- Langue French, English, Quebec Sign Language, American Sign Language
- Sous-titres French
- Résumé court Rosalie, a young woman living with muscular dystrophy, is working to build a more positive relationship with her body with the help of Teri Hofford, a photographer specializing in body diversity.
- SME 1
I Would Like to Thank My Body is an intimate documentary that invites reflection on our relationship with our bodies and self-perception. Through the deeply personal journey of Rosalie Best, a woman living with a disability, the film explores her quest for self-acceptance and reclaiming her body as she participates in a boudoir-style photo session. In a society that often seeks to hide different bodies, Rosalie chooses to view herself with compassion—a symbolic act in a world of unattainable beauty standards.
The film creates a reflective space that encourages viewers to look beyond appearances. Catherine Dulude’s direction is sincere and human, free from artifice, and approaches this rarely discussed subject with great sensitivity and care.
Jessica L'Heureux
Filmmaker and RACCORD member
-
Français
Duration: 15 minutesLanguage: Français15 mn -
English
Duration: 15 minutesLanguage: English15 mn
- Année 2022
- Pays Canada
- Durée 15
- Producteur Catherine Dulude
- Langue French, English, Quebec Sign Language, American Sign Language
- Sous-titres French
- Résumé court Rosalie, a young woman living with muscular dystrophy, is working to build a more positive relationship with her body with the help of Teri Hofford, a photographer specializing in body diversity.
- SME 1
