The comedy that takes bulimia seriously .

Can a comedy talk about bulimia? Jessie Kahnweiler, an actress who has personally experienced the eating disorder (DCA) seems the perfect person to try. Self-ironic and irreverent she has already won the agreement – and wallets – of those who have funded the production of The Skinnyon Kickstarter. The key to success is the neglect of the dramatic angle to address “a taboo deeper than rape” – explains Kahnweiler, known for having already addressed the thorny topic of rape in Meet my rapist. Despite this, not a few associations and victims of the DCA feel irritated by the irreverent representation of compulsive overeating and sudden mood swings of the protagonist, criticized for trivializing the severity of bulimia. A deliberately cheeky portrait to turn the spotlight on the disorder: “Unlike alcoholism, having an eating disorder is still seen as your inability to manage your weight or eating habits, not as a disease. I have never been brought to a specialist rehab – denounces the actress – As if I were ‘not sick enough’ to be taken seriously. “