Your Fat Friend

American Aubrey Gordon went from being an anonymous blogger with the moniker Your Fat Friend, to being an immensely popular podcast creator, and The New York Times’ best-selling author. As for her mission? She aspires to upend the manner in which we deal with fatness and fat people, deconstructing the pseudoscientific stereotypes hiding behind social exclusion; and abolish the deep-seated racism that she herself has faced since childhood, even within her own home. Setting off from the provocative prompting to set aside ‘well-rounded’ euphemisms (curvy, fluffy, etc.), and stop fearing being referred to as fat, Jeanie Finlay’s captivating documentary follows the fight of a self-deprecating and genuinely radical fat activist, who overcomes all kinds of obstacles, armed with a seemingly endless supply of energy and strength, and fights back the multiple shades of toxicity. Her ultimate aim is a genuinely inclusive future, one that will fit each and every body and individual.