The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
November 14th 2007, the UN declares diabetes a worldwide epidemic, launching an annual global awareness event, World Diabetes Day. On that day, 16-year-old filmmaker Katia from Montreal began a journey now called "Sweet 16", chronicling Katia's highs and lows; as she and her father/filmmaker turn the lens on a disease that currently touches over 300 million people globally. Sweet 16 offers a fresh perspective into a silent killer, with a focus on teen issues of body image, peer pressure, in the context of this increasingly prevalent disease. But Sweet is not a medical documentary. Part road movie, part filmed diary, Sweet 16 is a frank human portrayal of what it takes to challenge health issues during critical rites of passage into adulthood.
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Key crew
- Dan ShannonDirector
- Isabelle DePelteauScreenplay
Cast
- Isabelle DePelteauSelf
- Katia ShannonSelf
- Dan ShannonSelf
- Vicky SobeySelf
- Dr. Sylvie LesageSelf
- Bada Arielle RatiaSelf
- Dumeet RaviSelf
- Lisa HepnerSelf
- Erin HillhouseSelf
- Maria De La Cruz DominguezSelf
- Neil DonelanSelf
- Dr. Syed A.A. JavazSelf