Double Feature: L.A. Premiere! FAT PEOPLE & ME TOO (YO, TAMBIEN October 17, 2010

Double Feature: L.A. Premiere! FAT PEOPLE (GORDOS), 2009, Cinemien, 110 min. Dir. Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. Stories and lives are intertwined in a group therapy session for fat people, led by thin therapist Abel (Roberto Enriquez). The participants include a now fleshier former spokesman for a weight-loss supplement; a jovial crime investigator; and a woman engaged to a thin and devoutly religious man. Don’t miss what Variety called "a daring, refreshingly fleshy take on society’s obsession with appearances"!



L.A. Premiere! ME TOO (YO, TAMBIEN), 2009, Olive Films, 103 min. Dir. Alvaro Pastor & Antonio Naharro. A recent university graduate with Down syndrome, Daniel (Pablo Pineda), falls in love with coworker Laura (Lola Dueñas, winner of the 2010 Goya for Best Actress), a woman battling her inner demons. This touching tale focuses on Daniel’s quest to develop a romantic relationship with Laura and raises the contentious issue of sexuality and love within the Down syndrom community.

Discussion between films with actor Antonio de la Torre (FAT PEOPLE).

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