Movies and TvShows featuring "body-positivity" theme.
My Big Fat Fabulous Life is a reality TV show that chronicles the life of Whitney Thore, a plus-size dancer who embraces body positivity while navigating the challenges of relationships, career, and self-acceptance.
The advent of new weight loss drugs has a huge impact on everyone in South Park. When Cartman is denied access to the life-changing medicine, the kids jump into action.
After hitting her head, a woman gains an extraordinary amount of self-confidence and views herself as incredibly beautiful. With her newfound confidence, she embraces her appearance and experiences life as a confident woman. However, she soon realizes that her appearance hasn't changed and must learn to find self-acceptance without relying solely on her looks.
Dumplin' is a comedy-drama film about Willowdean Dickson, a plus-size teenager who enters a local beauty pageant as a protest against the stereotypical beauty standards. Inspired by her late aunt, a former beauty queen, Willowdean challenges the norms and embraces her body positivity, inspiring others along the way.
Ella's unique designs inspire publishing mogul Derek to include plus-sized fashion in his magazine. It's not long before Derek realizes Ella's influence reaches far beyond the catwalk.
Inspired by 90s genre shows like Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, Demon Doctor is an LGBT story about a portly demonologist and a detective who believes in the beyond teaming up to confront the mysteries lurking beneath the surface.
Dave is a professional internet troll who lies for a living. Candace works in human resources at a blood lab with a bipolar boss. In this modern spin on the romantic comedy, they meet online and circle the airport of their relationship refusing to land. Together they discover it's hard to hug someone when you're keeping them at arm's length.
Three life models pose naked for an artist. They are Kate Dunne, Dylan Jon Matthews, and Izabella Linuza. We see them pose naked as the artist draws and paints them. They tell us about how they got into life modeling, what it feels like to stand naked in front of strangers, body image, and sexual issues. We explore the ancient and mysterious relationship between the artist and the life model. At the end, Dylan draws Kate and Izabella naked. Then Kate and Izabella draw Dylan naked. We demonstrate the similarities and differences between the male gaze and the female gaze.
Jenny, an employee in a mail-order company for plants, is completely at peace with herself, her figure and a few extra pounds. Jenny enjoys life and is passionate about dancing. After an accident while dancing, she has to go to rehab and meets the well-known fitness influencer Timo Neuwirth. He falls head over heels in love with the patient. But painful and exhausting hurdles stand in the way of their happiness together - partly under the scrutiny of millions of users on the Internet.
During the pandemic, introverted painter Hélio meets aspiring model Theo and begins a report that will make him face his deepest insecurities in a way he never imagined.
The four young Scandinavian women Helene, Marte, Pauline and Wilde are all fat, and they’re not ashamed of it. They are part of a growing fat-activism movement that supports fat women and fights for body positivity and inclusivity. The message is that you’re beautiful just as you are. The women connect and support one another at group activities and outings.
The story of Daniel, a man who all of his life has felt insecure because of his penis size. This changes when he joins a support group a little bit out of the ordinary.
Mateo brings his boyfriend to a dinner with a friend from work, but dessert is more bittersweet than Mateo had expected.
Afro.Germany is a thought-provoking documentary that delves into the lives and struggles of Afro-Germans, shedding light on issues such as racism, cultural identity, and self-acceptance. The film explores the impact of Black Lives Matter movement, the immigrant experience, and the fight for human rights. It challenges stereotypes and encourages viewers to reflect on the importance of embracing diversity and promoting body positivity.
"sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness" -Susan Gale
A dancer struggles with their self image, but continues to perform.
With kitschy sets and campy glamour, this short follows two astronauts attempting to overpower an alien spaceship... if the ship’s pleasure-based defences don’t overpower them first.