Weighty Propositions:
Films about bodies, fatness, and food
Co-curated with Naima Lowe
Saturday September 12, 7pm
$5
Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Av
This screening is made possible by our friends at 
Tabernacle (by Tony Gault. Super 8. 10min) “Tabernacle” explores the tensions between scientific/religious representations of the body and the simple act of living in and sharing it.
Foodie (by Allyson Mitchell and Fiona Smyth. 35mm. 15min) Born into a murky. Jettisoned into florescence. Foodie is all emotion, all merchandise, all pressure and all pleasure. Foodie moves through worlds that are hungry and stuffed cozy and mean cocooned and exposed. Watch Foodie try to live forever with too much choice in this wonderous film that combines a variety of animation techniques.
Prey (by Kate Ross. video. 3 min) A performative take on eating and indulgence.
What if the World Loved Cellulite (by Kelley Spivey. Super 8. 3 min) Stop motion animation that reveals Barbie’s desires in a world where cellulite was loved.
Fat Femme Mafia (by Liz Brockest and Chelsey Lichtman. video. 10 min) Canadian performance troupe and activitists, Fat Femme Mafia, share a day in the park.
Cupcake (by Allyson Mitchell. Super 8. 3min) Cupcake is girl as chubby eye candy. She takes us on a quest for the perfect dessert. She is proof that eating is sexy. Cupcake talks without shame, about desserts that she loves.
The Fattest Day of Summer (Becka Gorelick, Eileen Carlin, Sarah Jamison. video. 3 min) A “Flesh Mob” takes the Philadelphia Art Museum steps, “Rocky style.”
Fat Dinosity (by Erin Remick. video. 4min) Join Erin and her friends Sebastian the dinosaur and Pangea the cat as Erin shares a secret.
