Alice Morel-Michaud embarks on a candid and authentic investigation of body image, tackling head-on subjects such as beauty standards, gym culture, diet trends and sexuality. She reveals herself in her everyday life and goes out into the field, meeting young people, friends and experts who contribute to her reflections and challenge us to question our own perceptions.
Host
Alice Morel-Michaud
Director & Editing
Marie-Pier Dupuis
Research
Marie-Hélène Beaudry
Production
Marie-Pierre Corriveau
Genre
Documentary
Country
Canada
Original Version
French
Duration
6 X 25 min
Year
2024
Trailer
Episodes
S01 E01
Beauty standards
An actress since childhood, Alice has become a woman in the public eye. After a change in her appearance, she was invited to speak on the subject on television, which earned her several positive reactions, a wave of support and even a Mammouth Award! She talks to comedian Tommy Néron about why beauty standards are so important and so confronting.
S01 E02
Diet trends on social media
With one in four teenagers actively trying to lose weight, Alice wonders: is health automatically linked to weight? How can she find balance in her diet? She meets Sofia, who has experienced an eating disorder, and talks to experts about the influence of social media on what we eat.
S01 E03
Training and gym culture
Gym culture and training are omnipresent in our lives, especially for men who aspire to a muscular body. Why is it so important? Alice visits a gym with her actor friends Anthony Therrien and Karl-Antoine Suprice to understand their motivations for working out, and to try to answer the question: where does the best version of yourself stop?
S01 E04
Beauty trends
Tattoos, braces, haircuts - we've all had body embellishments. Should we question the importance we attach to them... if they make us feel better about ourselves? At a time when injections and cosmetic surgeries are becoming increasingly common, Alice interviews Lysandre Nadeau, who talks about her surgeries, and Ariane, an esthetician friend.
S01 E05
Sexuality
How can you feel good about your sexuality if you don't feel good about yourself? Alice solicits her subscribers' opinions and asks them some hard-hitting questions. In conversation with sexology professional Anne-Marie Ménard (Au lit avec Anne-Marie) and her friend Adam Deragon, she realizes that we've all had to dispel myths about sexuality. How can we talk about it in a healthy and inclusive way?
S01 E06
Celebrating your body
Surrounded by her friends, Alice looks back on the quest she embarked on through the podcast. She wonders whether it's possible to detach oneself from the gaze of others and remain neutral with regard to one's body, avoiding any discussion of the subject. After all the encounters she's had, Alice realizes that perhaps, on the contrary, we need to talk about it more often to value differences.
Credits
Host
Alice Morel-Michaud
Director & Editing
Marie-Pier Dupuis
Research
Marie-Hélène Beaudry
Production
Marie-Pierre Corriveau
Executive Production
Karine Dubois
Research (development)
Mylène Péthel & Joëlle Desjardins-Paquette
Sound design & Mixing
Martin Lemay & Jean-Philippe Goyette - Peak
In collaboration with
Radio-Canada OHdio
With the participation of
Tommy Néron, Félix Daigle (FD fitness), Karl-Antoine Suprice, Anthony Therrien, Lysandre Nadeau, Adam Dragon & Anne-Marie Ménard (Au lit avec Anne-Marie)
Experts
Marie-Pierre Gagnon-Girouard, Emmanuelle Parent, Marc Lafrance & Marie-Jeanne Rossier Bisaillon
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