Made over 6 years, director Jeanie Finlay charts the rise of Aubrey Gordon, from anonymous blogger to NYTimes best-seller and beloved podcaster. Her aim? Bringing about a paradigm shift in the way that we view and treat fat people.
A film about fatness, family, the complexities of making change and the deep, messy feelings we hold about our bodies.
YOUR FAT FRIEND, finding a place in the world when you don’t quite fit.
Website: http://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/
Instagram: @yrfatfriendfilm
About The Team
Jeanie Finlay is a British documentary filmmaker and artist known for intimate, award-winning work that resonates globally. In 2026 she premiered her tenth feature film All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea at CPH:DOX where it was nominated for the F:ACT AWARD. Her 2023 film Your Fat Friend had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, followed by its international premiere at Sheffield Doc Fest, where it won the audience award, followed by a pioneering, creative distribution path to audiences around the world.
She has made films for HBO, BBC, and IFC, including four for the acclaimed BBC Storyville strand including Bifa & Grierson nominated The Great Hip Hop Hoax and Bifa winning Orion: The Man Who Would Be King.
Whether inviting audiences to share the (extra)ordinary journey of a British transgender man, pregnant with his child (BIFA nominated Seahorse), behind the scenes of Teesside’s last record shop in her home town (SOUND IT OUT), or onto the set of Game Of Thrones: in her Emmy nominated The Last Watch, her work is known for its emotional intimacy, pathos and humour and has garnered Emmy, BIFA, Grierson wins and nominations.
Jeanie is a Chicken & Egg Awardee with retrospectives at Criterion, BFI, and MOMI NYC, True Story and Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. The recipient of an honorary Doctorate of arts in recognition of her contribution to documentary, Jeanie is a member of AMPAS, BAFTA, and FWD-Doc.
She is founder of the production company Glimmer Films and co-founder of its creative distribution arm Glimmerama with head of business affairs, Suzanne Alizart.
Editor: Alice Powell
Composer: Tara Creme
