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FAT: A Documentary (2019)

The last documentary about fat you'll ever need to see.

Gênero : Documentário

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Peter Curtis Pardini

Sinopse

Weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich and award-winning filmmaker Peter Pardini want you to join their team to make a hard-hitting documentary film that exposes the widespread myths and lies around healthy eating, fat and weight loss and shows how, in spite of all our good intentions, we go on getting fatter and fatter.

Atores

Jim Abrahams
Jim Abrahams
Self / Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
Vinnie Tortorich
Vinnie Tortorich
Self / Narrator / Producer / Trainer / Author
Bret Scher
Bret Scher
Self / Cardiologist
Gary Taubes
Gary Taubes
Self / Journalist / Author
Dave Feldman
Dave Feldman
Self / Software Engineer
Eric Westman
Eric Westman
Self / Internal Medicine Doctor
Andreas Eenfeldt
Andreas Eenfeldt
Self / Physician
Drew Pinsky
Drew Pinsky
Self / Physician
Georgia Ede
Georgia Ede
Self / Psychiatrist
Nina Teicholz
Nina Teicholz
Self / Journalist
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Self (Archival footage) / Explorer
Ivor Cummins
Ivor Cummins
Self / Biochemical Engineer
Ancel Keys
Ancel Keys
Self (Archival footage)
Jeffry Gerber
Jeffry Gerber
Self / Physician
George McGovern
George McGovern
Self (Archival footage) / Politician
Gary Fetke
Gary Fetke
Self / Orthopaedic Surgeon

Tripulações

Peter Curtis Pardini
Peter Curtis Pardini
Director
Peter Curtis Pardini
Peter Curtis Pardini
Editor
Peter Curtis Pardini
Peter Curtis Pardini
Producer
Vinnie Tortorich
Vinnie Tortorich
Producer
Serena Scott Thomas
Serena Scott Thomas
Producer
John Honoré
John Honoré
Director of Photography
Cody Peterson
Cody Peterson
Sound Recordist
Matt Kendrick
Matt Kendrick
Sound Recordist
Peter Curtis Pardini
Peter Curtis Pardini
Sound Designer

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