The Body is a House of Familiar Rooms

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The Body is a House of Familiar Rooms

Directed by Eloise Sherrid, Lauryn Welch

  • 10 minutes
  • English
  • USA
  • Documentary
  • Short
  • Open Captions
  • Audio Description

Sam Geiger lives with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a painful illness of the connective tissues. The intrusion of this chronic illness into every aspect of his and his partner's life is explored with whimsical beauty in this gorgeously animated hybrid documentary about love, pain and the private worlds one can conjure with paint and imagination.

Upcoming Screenings

Monday, May 30, 2022
5:00 PM EST

This film is screening as part of Animating Possibilities: A Film Shorts Program. It will be available to view for 72 hours.