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BABY FAT

2025 · 12 min

A quiet, tender slice of a child's discomfort, watching small mishaps swell into a raw ache of not belonging.

Directed by
Margarita Mina
Genres
Drama
Overview
When a stocky Filipino-American tween spills ketchup on a traditional heirloom dress, she must accompany her mother to the laundromat where her attempts to restore it only make her feel more displaced in her own skin.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Identity, family, coming-of-age
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Margarita Mina
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Margarita Mina
    Written by
    Margarita Mina
    Starring
    Hannah Barry, Paulina Yeung, Angelica Gomez
    Runtime
    12 min
    Country
    Philippines, United States of America
    Languages
    English, Tagalog

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