Your Fat Friend

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Your Fat Friend charts Aubrey Gordon's journey from anonymous blogger Yrfatfriend to NY Times bestselling author and podcast host (@maintenancephase ) and the complexities of making change. It’s a film about fatness, family and the deep, messy feelings all of us hold about our bodies.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

I laughed. I cried. I came out thinking that the world really could be a better place if we all start to accept each other for what we are and not what we think we should or have to be... it's really uplifting.

Mar 1, 2024

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Sophie Butcher

Empire Magazine

A simple but effective study of a vital activist voice, this documentary is a powerful force for change.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 12, 2024

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

... The film eventually gets so tangled up in Gordon’s proselytising passions that it trips over its own earnestness.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 9, 2024

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Jay Horton

Willamette Week

[Gordon] makes for an instantly rootable protagonist, and her tale—lifelong wallflower finds her own voice speaking out against an insidious mass bigotry—hits all the crowd-pleasing notes with a textured authenticity.

Feb 29, 2024

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Maria Lattila

Film Stories

The focus of this 90-minute feature feels a little narrow at times, and there’s arguably more to say about America’s culture around eating, but this is delicate, honest filmmaking from Finlay. A real gem.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 26, 2024

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Pat Mullen

POV Magazine

Your Fat Friend follows a relatively straightforward character-driven profile with an eye for social issues.

Feb 10, 2024

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BA M

This movie is so beautifully filmed and thought-provoking. It shook up a lot of my preconceived notions and presented challenging ideas in a really funny, heartfelt, and visually lush way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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H W

Amazing documentary. Should be required watching for all in health "care" and for parents (or just everyone). Beautifully filmed too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Nicky B

I was already a big Maintenance Phase fan, and this doc was an absolute gift. Loved getting to know more about Aubrey, and appreciated her vulnerability here.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Liisa M

The first time I've seen myself and my life reflected on screen. An important film for anyone living in a body to see. Our world has been so deeply hurt by fatphobia and this films starts to detangle some of the hows and whys through Aubrey's moving and funny personal story. After I saw it, I texted everyone I know that they must see it. One of the best and most important movies I've ever seen in my life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Jeanie Finlay

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Aubrey Gordon

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Michael Hobbes

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Jeanie Finlay

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Jeanie Finlay

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Charlotte Cook

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Your Fat Friend charts Aubrey Gordon's journey from anonymous blogger Yrfatfriend to NY Times bestselling author and podcast host (@maintenancephase ) and the complexities of making change. It’s a film about fatness, family and the deep, messy feelings all of us hold about our bodies.

Director: Jeanie Finlay
Producer: Charlotte Cook, Shanida Scotland, Sandra Whipham
Screenwriter: Jeanie Finlay, Jeanie Finlay
Distributor: Field of Vision
Production Co: Glimmer Films
Genre: Documentary, Biography, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 36m