Dieting from the fat person's point of view.
Excerpts from documentary interviews
with fat people are juxtaposed with fat animals in captivity
by the inventive use of wipe effects.
Commercials for products like The Poodle Diet Recipe Collection
satirise the mainstream obsession with dieting
and the fear of gaining weight.
The award winning director combines humour
and social commentary in a fast-paced experimental video.

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BIG FAT SLENDERELLA
Lorna Boschman

Essay,
Canada, 1993, 15 min, colour