Your Fat Friend (2023) User Reviews

I laughed, I cried, I recommend it completely

[rbkhbrns-08155 · 9/10 · 13 May 2024]

"Your Fat Friend" was well-made and worth watching. I appreciated how the filmmaker allowed for subtlety.

Aubrey's experience in this film shows just how much our society hates fat. It shows how this hatred carries down to the people closest to us, and is internalized by so many of us. Before we know it, we're judging and hurting our loved ones and ourselves, and we don't even notice we're doing it. And we don't know why we're doing it. This may be relatable to some, and eye-opening to others.

Don't let yourself be on the "wrong" side of history when it comes to this issue. Watch it for yourself, your children, and for your fat friends.

Beautiful

[hjohnson-90791 · 10/10 · 12 January 2024]

A beautiful telling of Aubrey's ascent and how the world around her responded. So touching and warm. I feared that a film about thriving while fat would feel bleak, but Jeanie has captured Aubrey's contentment and charm so beautifully that one goes away from the film with hope. Hope, and a desire to make the world a better place in any small way one can.

I was surprised by the prominence of Aubrey's parents, but Jeanie's gentle pulling on a thread that exists in the life of every fat person, the thread of their parents' relationship with their body, is so validating for those with similar experiences, as well as being deeply touching.

This film was not what I expected- it was more than I could have dreamed it would be.