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Miami International University of Art & Design 2004 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Film graduate Arne Zimmermann recently released The ABC's of Eating Disorders, a documentary film on eating disorders he made with fellow Miami filmmaker Joanna Popper. The film, featured on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 and a number of eating disorder recovery websites, portrays several anorexics, bulimics and compulsive overeaters as they share their intimate experiences and struggles in captivating interviews that allow the viewer into the mind of someone with an eating disorder.

Filmmaker Arne Zimmermann is also the founder of Zakto Film. In addition to filming and editing The ABC's of Eating Disorders, Zimmermann also produced, directed, and co-wrote Avaline, a dramatic short created as his MFA thesis film. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree from RWTH in Aachen, Germany, where he formerly ran the home video company Home Cinema Consulting.

Arne feels confident that the education he received through the Master of Fine Arts program greatly contributed to his success. “The MFA program at Miami International University of Art & design helped me develop the necessary skill-set to take a short story and convert it into a compelling motion picture,” said Zimmerman. “The concepts that I enjoyed most while at the University were screenwriting, understanding the possibilities of film photography and working with the actors.”

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