Fat Chance (film)
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Joe MacDonald
- 1994
| Fat Chance | |
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| Directed by | Jeff McKay |
| Written by | Bonnie Dickie |
| Produced by | Charles Konowal Joe MacDonald |
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| Country | Canada |
Fat Chance is a 1994 National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary film directed by Jeff McKay about fat acceptance.
The film focuses on Rick Zakowich, a 40-year-old, 400-pound Winnipeg man who sets out to lose half his body weight, but then decides to accept himself the way he is. The film follows Zakowich's journey to self-acceptance, as he goes on to found a self-help group for large-size men and became an activist for fat acceptance.[1][2]
Production
Director McKay began on the project in 1990, filming for almost two years and editing for almost three years. Originally planned as a half-hour film, Fat Chance was completed as a 72-minute theatrical documentary, then broadcast in a cutdown version.[3]
The film was written by Bonnie Dickie and produced by Charles Konowal and Joe MacDonald for the NFB.[4]