Episode 15: Fat Girl (2001)

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Episode 15: Fat Girl (2001)

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Jul 15, 2021

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CW: sexual assault, fatphobia

This week starts off our Catherine Breillat director series with her film, "Fat Girl."

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Jul 15, 2021

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Episode 15: Fat Girl (2001): CW: sexual assault, fatphobia This week starts off our Catherine Breillat director series with her film, "Fat Girl." Follow the podcast @WONApodcast Follow Dax @daxebaben Follow MB @mbmcandrews by Watched Once, Never Again
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Episode 15: Fat Girl (2001)

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