Hairy Legs
Andrea Dorfman
To shave or not to shave? When the then-teenager – and now filmmaker – Andrea Dorfman decides not to shave her legs, it sparks a years-long exploration of social expectations, norms and personal and public identity. This autobiographical documentary, told through vibrant paper animation, turns this experience into a sharp-witted journey of self-discovery, asking: Why is leg hair even an issue? Who benefits from making people feel ashamed?
Awards for »Hairy Legs« (Selection)
Guy L. Coté Grand Prize for Best Animated Film – Sommets du cinéma d’animation
Montreal 2025, Diversity Award – SPARK Animation Festival Vancouver 2024
Honourable Mention, DGC Award for Best Canadian Animation – Ottawa International Animation Festival 2024
Andrea Dorfman
Andrea Dorfman is a filmmaker and artist from Halifax, Canada. She works at the intersection of documentary and animation, weaving together the personal and the social – often with warmth, humour and an explicitly feminist perspective. Her short film How to Be Alone (2010), a collaboration with poet and musician Tanya Davis, garnered almost 10 million views on YouTube and was published as a book, illustrated by Dorfman herself.
Films by Andrea Dorfman (Selection)
How to Be at Home 2020 | Spinster 2020 | The Girls of Meru 2018 | Heartbeat 2014 | Big Mouth 2012 | Flawed 2010 | How to Be Alone 2010
