Run (Short Film 2015)

A young man suffers from an eating disorder and the pressure to succeed at track while his mom slowly comes to grips with her son's illness.
A film by Joey Schweitzer
Starring Triston Tolentino and Mary Paige Snell
Cinematography by Mitchell Davis
Music by Amory Benjamin
2015 All American High School Official Selection
2016 YoungArts Honorable Mention Winner
Made in the Reel Works Teen Filmmaking 2015 Master Lab

[@ZoeThomson00]

There really needs to be more films like this about boys/men with eating disorders because there are men out there struggling with this too

[@concord7493]

As a boy on the track team with an eating disorder this was very relatable. Especially when he was running with them at first then he began to slow down, I've had a race where I've done that and fainted afterwards

[@bunnylovestaetae9333]

If he has a ed and he really wanted to hide it he would take his lunch and throw it away at school. He also would kindly tell his mom he had already eaten and didn't want a piece of cake. I don't mean to sound rude but that's what people with ed's do, they hide it. We become pros at it.

[@lucymcgrath619]

Honestly he is really cute lol

[@lex_xx8817]

I’m a male anorexic and this made me feel more okay with myself. I always thought I was in the wrong for being a male with an eating disorder because I never met or saw any male with an eating disorder. I thought an eating disorder made me “less of a man” and it pissed me off. Thank you to this short film for making me accept myself a little bit more.

[@nelli7160]

i feel bad for max, but i can see the pain in the mother’s eyes :/

[@moonlightkittenbeam7955]

It's disgusting how society fails to recognize some people about this matter. This short film was amazing on so many different levels

[@JO-sy9be]

The same thing happened to me. My coach pushed me too far and well...i didn't pass out from not eating (it was a relapse too)...but i got a really bad injury which left me out of running for the rest of the school year. My family still doesn't know why I got injured whoops.

[@happyotter8882]

aww this is sad how eating disorders can take away our sense of reality and happiness. thank you for this film. I connected to it on so many levels and I know many boys who struggle with eating disorders. because of this, I'm super happy about the representation :)

[@jesikalovegood3753]

My brother has the ED... Sorry, I'm russian and can make a mistakes. I just wanna say that this short film is so special for me..

[@idontwantanamefyou]

as a male anorexic,thats relateable.

[@BTURNER1961]

My greatest fear as a parent was drug addiction and anorexia because you are not only fighting the disease, but your own child while he sabotages your efforts to save him. Its got to be absolute hell.

[@Yamamasleftknee]

I hate how this is like the only male eating disorder film.

[@lizzykoenig5840]

Thank you for this. This is absolutely beautiful ❤️ there needs to be more awareness about boys with ED’s

[@adryansalomo5610]

dude this remains me of myself 3 years ago, i was anorexic till i got hospitalized and now i've revive from anorexia. it's true the anorexic person always see their self fat, when i was seeing my old i realize how stupid i was. we must awaken the anorexia sufferer

[@Alex-wg6tq]

When i was younger one of my family members would constantly tell me im fat either my thighs or my face and they would always say the clothing i wore made me look even more fat years later i got an ED i still have it and it hurts not physically but emotionally. Sometimes even one thing someone says can affect someone for their entire life. Also im still really young and trying to hide it. I dont know why i wrote this it just felt like a safe space. :)

[@hahahayeet9339]

ive fainted while running before, twice actually and i think theyre starting to get concerned

[@susannkristoffersen9584]

I felt so bad for the mom!!

[@prettiestmills2.0]

Insecurities, perfectionism, bullying. So many things that can cause anorexia. I have multiple times tried skipping meals to lose weight and even made myself throw up once. It wasn’t just because of insecurities tho. I have been depressed for almost two years and I just want it to stop for a second

[@MotionBoatFilms]

This is really impressive, great acting and well directed!