ANAD (The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders)
United States
2026
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Entrant Company
Remedy Edge
Launch Country
United States
Program
Clio Health 2026
Program
Traditional Mediums
Advertiser Category
Health Awareness & Advocacy
Medium
Film
Category
61 Seconds to Five Minutes
EATING DISORDERS IN CHILDREN HAVE DOUBLED. THE ALGORITHM IS WHY.
The Wrestler is a hand-crafted short film from ANAD that exposes how social media algorithms fuel eating disorders in children. Every day, kids encounter nearly 3,000 algorithm-driven posts. For those at risk, personalized feeds don't just distort body image — they amplify the inner critic until it becomes impossible to ignore.
The film follows a child wrestling with the compounding pressures of influencer culture, peer comparison, and societal expectations — and shows what it takes to fight back. Its closing truth: eating disorders are something people can wrestle with for life. Recovery isn't a finish line. It's showing up for yourself, again and again.
Launched during Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2025, The Wrestler was created by Remedy Edge (formerly Patients & Purpose), animated by Koi Factory, scored by Mophonics, and sound-designed by Pomann Sound — and was designed to drive action on the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).