LIVING LARGE

EXTRAORDINARY STOP-MOTION FILM ABOUT A BODY THAT EXISTS, AND PEOPLE THAT DISTURB IT 

Puberty comes with many inse­cu­ri­ties: Do other peo­p­le like me? Am I cool enough? This is also the case for 12-year-old Ben, who is bul­lied at school becau­se of his weight. When the school medi­cal ser­vice tells him that his extra weight could lead to serious health pro­blems, it’s clear to him: he has to lose weight! Its tan­gi­ble ani­ma­ti­ons give LIVING LARGE a charm all of its own. An edi­ble-loo­king fan­ta­sy world made of pla­s­ti­ci­ne cle­ver­ly sup­ports the film’s the­me. The audi­ence expe­ri­en­ces the many culina­ry tempt­a­ti­ons in Ben’s envi­ron­ment from his per­spec­ti­ve. With a gre­at deal of sen­si­ti­vi­ty and humor, LIVING LARGE mana­ges the balan­cing act bet­ween reflec­ting social dis­cri­mi­na­ti­on and show­ing the real con­se­quen­ces of excess weight.