Am I the Skinniest Person You’ve Ever Seen?

Name: Am I the Skinniest Person You've Ever Seen?
Director: Eisha Marjara
Released: 2024
Duration: 24

13 PG

Follows Eisha and Seema, soul-mate sisters whose shared dietary goal becomes a harrowing descent for Eisha. Years later, her auto-ethnographic narrative revisits her troubling past, addressing body image and self-acceptance.

V&A Waterfront Tickets Bioscope Tickets

Awards

FrontDoc Fest, Aosta, Italy (2024) – Winner: Best Short Film

Hot Docs Canadian Int’l Doc Fest, Toronto, Canada (2024) – Winner: Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary

It’s All True / Doc Int’l FF, Sao Paulo (2025) – Winner: Best Documentary in the International Competition: Short Films

13 PG

Short

International

SA Premiere

Award WinningQ&A, Panels & Workshops

SHORTS BLOCK

More Than Meets the Eye

Screenings – CT

Ster-Kinekor V&ASat 21 June 6.30pm+ Q&A

Screenings – Jozi

BioscopeSat 28 June 5pm+ Q&A

Director(s):

Eisha Marjara

Country:

Canada

Year:

2024

Duration:

24 min

Language(s):

English

RATING:

13 PG

Official Poster: Am I the Skinniest Person You've Ever Seen? Poster — Film Poster

In an intimate portrayal of the complexities of womanhood, sisterhood and youth, Am I the Skinniest Person You’ve Ever Seen? explores the story of two sisters, Eisha and Seema, whose summer dieting pact spirals into a life-threatening battle with anorexia for Eisha. Through an auto-ethnographic lens, the film journals the events that shaped their obsession with body image in their small Quebec town, from the experience of being outsiders in Western society to the overwhelming beauty standards projected onto young girls. Using lyrical storytelling and visuals that mirror the nostalgia of growing up, the film examines Eisha’s evolving relationship with her body and the complex path to healing. Am I the Skinniest Person You’ve Ever Seen? is a love letter to the version of ourselves deserving of kindness, reflecting on self-love, vulnerability and healing of our childhood wounds.