Short film

Fatty Issues

1990 · 3 min

A tiny, wry slice of domestic self-deception, played for gentle laughs and quiet recognition.

Directed by: Candy Guard
Genres: Comedy, Animation
Starring: Sarah Ann Kennedy, Matthew Dennis

Overview: The cloak and dagger antics of a girl alone at home on a diet - weighing raisins, fiddling the scales, changing the definition of 'fruit' and blaming it all on her boyfriend...

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

Directed by: Candy Guard
Genres: Comedy, Animation
Starring: Sarah Ann Kennedy, Matthew Dennis

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
deception
isolation
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

Titles like Fatty Issues

Short film

Moanologue

1991

A quick, cheeky animated rant that turns tender, watching a girlfriend list her boyfriend's failings before softening.

Same writer: Candy Guard · Satirical, brisk · about identity · animated

Also: Same writer: Candy Guard
Via: satirical
identity
animated
Pacing: brisk
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 2 min

Details

MoanologueHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Getting to Know You

1992

A tiny, wry sketch of social discomfort that plays like a quick, awkward giggle at a silence you recognize.

Same director: Candy Guard · Brisk · about identity · animated

Also: Same director: Candy Guard
Via: identity
animated
Pacing: brisk
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 1 min

Details

Getting to Know YouHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Ladies

1992

A tiny, wry animated vignette of awkward public intimacy, over almost before its nervous, self-conscious comedy can settle.

Same director: Candy Guard · Brisk · about identity and isolation · animated

Also: Same director: Candy Guard
Via: identity
isolation
animated
Pacing: brisk
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 1 min

Details

LadiesHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Alternative Fringe

1988

A quick, wry animated sketch that turns everyday frustrations into sharp, funny observations with deceptively simple drawings.

Same writer: Candy Guard · Satirical, brisk · about identity · animated

Also: Same writer: Candy Guard
Via: satirical
identity
animated
Pacing: brisk
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 5 min

Details

Alternative FringeHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Wishful Thinking

1991

A wry, deadpan little cartoon that turns a disastrous party into dry, uncomfortable comedy with a bleakly funny sting.

Same writer: Candy Guard · Satirical, brisk · about identity and isolation · animated

Also: Same writer: Candy Guard
Via: satirical
identity
isolation
animated
Pacing: brisk
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 3 min

Details

Wishful ThinkingHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Bistro

2010

A tiny, silly surreal gag that flips a restaurant meal into a strange little joke, over almost before it starts.

Satirical, whimsical, brisk · about identity and obsession · animated

Via: satirical
whimsical
identity
obsession
animated
Pacing: brisk
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 2 min

Details

BistroHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

A House in the Countryside

2017

A quick, wry little sketch that turns an awkward doorstep chat into a quietly funny sting of embarrassment.

Satirical, brisk · about identity and deception

Via: satirical
identity
deception
Pacing: brisk
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 10 min

Details

A House in the CountrysideHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Creature Comforts

1989

A gentle, funny little charmer where clay animals air everyday complaints in deadpan voices, leaving you smiling and quietly thoughtful.

Satirical, whimsical, brisk · about identity and isolation · animated

Via: satirical
whimsical
identity
isolation
animated
Pacing: brisk
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 5 min

Details

Creature ComfortsHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Banda Desenhada

2013

A quick, slight comic vignette that ambles by with a gentle shrug of humor.

Brisk · about identity and obsession

Via: identity
obsession
Pacing: brisk
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 4 min

Details

Banda DesenhadaHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Iron Me

2020

A quirky, deadpan animated short that charms with its absurd premise and leaves you smiling at its oddball sincerity.

Whimsical, brisk · about identity and obsession · animated

Via: whimsical
identity
obsession
animated
Pacing: brisk
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 10 min

Details

Iron MeHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Sweat Yourself

2022

A quick, playful sketch that turns body-image anxiety into a silly chase, funny but with a faint sting underneath.

Satirical, brisk · about identity and obsession

Via: satirical
identity
obsession
Pacing: brisk
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 4 min

Details

Sweat YourselfHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

La Tumba

2022

A slight, playful short that coasts on a comic misunderstanding and a wry small-town vibe.

Whimsical, brisk · about identity and deception

Via: whimsical
identity
deception
Pacing: brisk
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 14 min

Details

La TumbaHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres: comedy, animation
Directed by: Candy Guard
Written by: Candy Guard
Starring: Sarah Ann Kennedy, Matthew Dennis
Runtime: 3 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

TMDB IMDb

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Fatty Issues

How it feels

More like this

Titles like Fatty Issues

Where to watch in the UK

Details