Keanu Reeves & Other Stars of to the Bone Make PSA to Support World Eating Disorders Action Day, June 2
Keanu Reeves & Other Stars of To the Bone Make PSA to Support World Eating Disorders Action Day, June 2 Stars of Upcoming Feature Film, Based on One Survivor’s True Story, Join Over 200 Organizations Around the Globe to Unite for the Cause Inaugural Grassroots Campaign will Shine a Spotlight on the 70 Million People Affected by Eating Disorders Worldwide WORLDWIDE — May 31, 2016 — For Immediate Release — Organizations and activists representing 30 countries are uniting for the inaugural World Eating Disorders Action Day on June 2, to increase awareness, eradicate myths and collectively advocate for resources and policy change. In support of World Eating Disorders Action Day, writer/director Marti Noxon (Glee, Mad Men, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and the stars of her upcoming feature film, To the Bone – based on Noxon’s struggle with anorexia as a girl and her unconventional road to recovery – created a PSA to draw attention to these life- threatening, yet treatable illnesses. In the PSA, Noxon and the film’s stars and crew members reveal the Nine Truths About Eating Disorders [listed on page 2] in an effort to debunk common myths about these complex conditions. Supporting the effort are Keanu Reeves (John Wick, The Matrix, The Devil’s Advocate, Speed), Lily Collins (Love, Rosie; Mirror Mirror; The Blind Side), Carrie Preston (Showtime’s Happyish, The Good Wife, HBO’s True Blood), Kathryn Prescott (Finding Carter, Skins), Retta (NBC’s Parks and Recreation, Fracture, Slackers) and Ciara Bravo (Nickelodeon’s Jinxed and Big Time Rush), among others. The goals of the campaign are to advance the understanding of eating disorders as treatable, genetically-linked illnesses; embrace diversity; raise awareness among policy makers to allocate resources and establish coherent national systems; and to advocate for change at an international level.
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