Skinnyfat
Andy Bydalekskinnyfat(skin-ee-fat)
adjective
Skinnyfat describes a body typology comprised of a small frame and thin limbs with no muscle tone...just soft, shapeless flab, especially in the midsection. Example: hipsters who have stick thin arms and legs but sport a gut. Considered a first world phenomenon born of laziness and social privilege.
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and this brings us to the story of our comic film...
Chaz, a tattooed, pierced gay San Franciscan hipster, is convinced he's overweight. The latest evidence? He caught his date feeling out his "fat waist." Yes, despite his lanky limbs and low body weight, Chaz is afflicted with the most difficult condition to treat: he's soft in the middle. He's Skinnyfat. The traumatic event sets him on a plan to lose weight until he has hipbones "sharp enough to trim hedges!" Joined by his flighty friend Davy, self-absorbed Chaz stumbles through gym workouts, crash dieting, tweaker yoga, , and even a distressing bear party! Along the way, he learns that physical ideals can change with the next pop culture trend, and even the revered six pack may not be enough to secure the most important love of all-his own.
With razor sharp humor, writer-director Andy Bydalek creates a hilarious portrait of image-obsessed gay culture and shows what can happen when body-consciousness becomes-body fixation.
Reasons to Buy
- Film festival awards abound for this biting satire of hipster culture.
- Gay men's eating disorders are the subject of this film's humor.
- Loaded with extras, your DVD will come with both the 24 min purge version and the 41 min binge version!
Information
- Director: Andy Bydalek
- Writer: Andy Bydalek
- Length: 24 mins.
- Rating: NR
- Released: Jan 31 2012
- Production Year: 2010
- TLA SKU: 1761555
- UPC Code: 807839006117
- Catalog #: DR3335412
Reviews
2 Reviews for Skinnyfat
Write a ReviewReview by Robert O'Neill
In-House Review - Jan 09 2012