Fat Ass: a Lipoedema Documentary

Fat Ass is a documentary that aims to inform young people, particularly women, about the chronic disease of lipoedema. A medical condition that often goes misdiagnosed or dismissed by health professionals because it presents as pain and fat - two things that the medical industry ignores in women, for either subconscious or conscious bias and systemic sexism.

The disease is framed around patients' lived experiences, from the lack of medical understanding to the expensive costs of treatment and management.

Through interviews with patients, researchers and specialists, we aim to raise awareness of the disease and inform women who may relate to symptoms, thus allowing early intervention and treatment.

"I've always wondered why my fat ass would not get smaller through stringent diet and exercise... then I got diagnosed with lipoedema."

"There is still so much to learn about the disease, both in the medical field and in the public eye. But I hope that this documentary can give young women the resources they need to understand what is going on with their bodies, and to seek professional care and treatment" - Michaela Frantz, director