Eat2014
“The story of a girl who finds herself - and then eats herself”
Directed by Jimmy Weber
The premise
Novella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it all off, she's developed a disturbing habit of eating her own flesh. Novella desperately tries to hide her strange condition from her motherly landlord, Eesha, and somewhat psychopathic best friend, Candice, but her body and mind continue to deteriorate in the depressing world of failed auditions and sketchy night clubs. Can a romantic relationship with her psychiatrist prevent her from self destruction? Or will her fatal habit continue to eat away at her?
Horror Vault's take
Novella McClure is a struggling actress in Los Angeles whose stalled career and fractured sense of self have given rise to a deeply disturbing compulsion — she has begun eating her own flesh. As auditions dry up and her grip on reality loosens, she fights to conceal her secret from the few people still close to her. The film lingers in the unglamorous underbelly of Hollywood, using Novella's condition as a visceral metaphor for the industry's slow consumption of those who chase its spotlight. Anchored by a raw central performance, this slow-burn character study dares to go places most body horror films won't.
Content: Self-Harm Depictions, Body Horror, Graphic Self-Inflicted Wounds, Blood, Disturbing Eating Behaviour, Mental Health Crisis Portrayal
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