Inedia (film)

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Inedia
Directed by Liz Cairns
Screenplay byLiz Cairns
Produced by Tyler Hagan
Jennifer Chiu
Starring Amy Forsyth
Susanne Wuest
CinematographyJeremy Cox
Edited byLisa Pham
Music by Jesse Zubot
Josh Zubot
Production
company
Experimental Forest Films
Distributed byVortex Media
Release date
  • September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27)(VIFF)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Inedia is a Canadian drama film, directed by Liz Cairns and released in 2024. [1] The film stars Amy Forsyth as Cora, a woman who begins developing new food allergies and intolerances, and joins a radical community of people who profess the philosophy of inedia, or the belief that people can survive without food, and require only exposure to light to thrive.

The cast also includes Rachel Drance, Susanne Wuest, Eric Gustafsson, Eric Sebastian, Hilda Martin, Jane McGregor, Bahareh Yaraghi, Vasilios Filippakis, Chelsea Brown, Lynnette Kissoon, Nova Brown, Rochelle Allison and Sara Rabey in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival. [2]

The film was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award. [3]

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