Ken is a man that won't change his ways. Addicted to food, and bad health in general, he is headed on a one way path to an early grave. Despite help from his friends, he does what he wants, until a chance encounter that might just give him the motivation he needs. Fat is a funny, and dramatic look at food addiction. It is an unflinching story based on Mark Phinney's own experiences and writings on the subject.
Acting
Mel Rodriguez commits fully, no vanity, all vulnerability.
Writing
Phinney's own addiction memoir bleeds through every scene.
Direction
Refuses to romanticize or vilify—just witnesses.
Director
Mark Phinney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Phinney funded early production by selling his own story to himself—literally optioned his unpublished memoir to get the film made. The desperation is authentic.
Released in 2013 when body-positive discourse was emerging, Fat landed like a grenade—refusing comfort for honesty in ways mainstream cinema still avoids. It's been largely buried since.
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