Beauty Pageants & Ulcerative Colitis | Chanille’s Story
A documentary portrait about a young beauty pageant contestant living with ulcerative colitis and the invisible reality behind the stage.
Episode
Chanille (23) works in marketing and competes in beauty pageants. On stage she appears confident and composed, but behind the scenes she lives with ulcerative colitis.
During an international pageant abroad her condition suddenly worsened, forcing her to withdraw from the competition and spend days alone in a hotel room while others celebrated.
Her story reveals the contrast between ambition, appearance and the unpredictable reality of living with a chronic illness.
Format
This film is part of a series of documentary portraits about people living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
Each film focuses on one person and explores how inflammatory bowel disease affects daily life, relationships and personal ambitions. By following people in their own environments, the films reveal the often invisible impact of IBD and the different ways individuals learn to live with the condition.
Produced by Cooltuur
Client: Crohn & Colitis NL
Language: Dutch