A Filmmaker Documents the Unique Relationship Between Prosthetist and Patient in ‘Fitting’

In “Fitting,” filmmaker Caitlin McMullan shares a sensitive moment at a medical office. Sitting on an exam table, she chats with Alison Morton, who carefully molds a cast around McMullan’s thigh and knee to create a prosthetic. The short film follows the pair, focusing the lens on the lower appendages as Morton measures, molds, and smooths a model that will help shape a new limb. As McMullan tries the leg on and shares how it forms to her body, she offers a unique view into the meticulous science behind the process of fitting the medical aid, along with the special intimacy between a prosthetist and a patient.

Watch “Fitting” from Aeon Video on Vimeo. For more insight into prosthetics and their design, check out our interview with Sophie de Oliveira Barata from The Alternative Limb Project.

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."