Gölgelerin Savasi
Embodied explores how body size shapes opportunities and relationships through the eyes of a drag queen, scuba diver, midwife, mermaid, and a CEO. Embodied examines the stories of five individuals as…
Gölgelerin Savasi
Embodied explores how body size shapes opportunities and relationships through the eyes of a drag queen, scuba diver, midwife, mermaid, and a CEO. Embodied examines the stories of five individuals as they combat weight stigma in a world that fears fatness. The film follows a drag queen using humor to unravel discomfort around their weight and queerness; a mermaid reconciling with generational fatphobia; a midwife working to dismantle fat bias in reproductive health; a former linebacker navigating the unclear relationship between health and size; and a CEO creating space and community for the millions of Americans with fat bodies. —Nicole Zakheim
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Embodied explores how body size shapes opportunities and relationships through the eyes of a drag queen, scuba diver, midwife, mermaid, and a CEO. Embodied examines the stories of five individuals as they combat weight stigma in a world that fears fatness. The film follows a drag queen using humor to unravel discomfort around their weight and queerness; a mermaid reconciling with generational fatphobia; a midwife working to dismantle fat bias in reproductive health; a former linebacker navigating the unclear relationship between health and size; and a CEO creating space and community for the millions of Americans with fat bodies.
—Nicole Zakheim.