Sweet 16
A journey into teen Diabetes
- Drama
- Family
- Documentary
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 27, 2012
- Original language
- English
- Cast
- Isabelle DePelteau,Katia Shannon,Dan Shannon,Vicky Sobey,Dr. Sylvie Lesage,Bada Arielle Ratia,Dumeet Ravi,Lisa Hepner,Erin Hillhouse,Maria De La Cruz Dominguezand 19 more
- Director
- Dan Shannon
- Writer
- Isabelle DePelteau
- Producer
- Virginie Valastro,Dan Shannon
- Cinematography
- Dan Shannon
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt2403682