| Battle of the Bulge | |
| Director: | Arlene Hazzan Green |
| Producer: | Arlene Hazzan Green |
| Starring: | Suzanne Cyr Deborah Kirshenbaum |
| Cinematography: | Douglas Koch |
| Studio: | Artizzan Films |
| Runtime: | 24 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Battle of the Bulge is a Canadian comedy short film, directed by Arlene Hazzan Green and released in 1991.[1] An exploration of women's body image issues, the film stars Suzanne Cyr as Victoria, a woman whose obsession with thinness results in the creation of Vanna (Deborah Kirshenbaum), a significantly fatter alter ego who shows up to taunt Victoria whenever she looks in a mirror or eats food, with their battle of wills building until breaking out into an epic food fight.[2]
The film received selected film festival screenings, including winning the awards for Best Drama Under 30 Minutes and Best Script at the 1992 Yorkton Film Festival,[3] but was distributed primarily as an episode of Global Television Network's First Time Producers Series of short films by emerging directors.[4]
The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 13th Genie Awards.[5]