A Filmmaker Paperwork the Distinctive Relationship Between Prosthetist and Affected person in ‘Becoming’ — Colossal



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#Caitlin McMullan
#incapacity
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August 9, 2024

Grace Ebert

In “Becoming,” filmmaker Caitlin McMullan shares a delicate second at a medical workplace. Sitting on an examination desk, she chats with Alison Morton, who fastidiously molds a forged round McMullan’s thigh and knee to create a prosthetic. The brief movie follows the pair, focusing the lens on the decrease appendages as Morton measures, molds, and smooths a mannequin that may assist form a brand new limb. As McMullan tries the leg on and shares the way it kinds to her physique, she affords a novel view into the meticulous science behind the method of becoming the medical help, together with the particular intimacy between a prosthetist and a affected person.

Watch “Becoming” from Aeon Video on Vimeo. For extra perception into prosthetics and their design, take a look at our interview with Sophie de Oliveira Barata from The Various Limb Mission.

 

a video still of a white plaster finger on a table with tools and a knife

a video still of plastic bags holding prosthetics with a prosthetic hand and leg in one of the bags. a caption reads "and there are unfortunately some people that you just can never get comfortable."

#Caitlin McMullan
#incapacity
#brief movie
#video

 

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