Screening time  
04.03. / Petak, 16:00 - 18:00 Dvorana 4  
The number of children that weigh over a hundred kilograms has grown explosively in the Netherlands in the past ten years. No less than one in eight children between 5 and 16 struggle with being overweight or even with (morbid) obesity.

Dylan (15) and Frederieke (15) are severely overweight as well. They have been heavy since they were very young and often feel ugly and inferior. ‘Fat people should eat less and exercise more,‘ they are often told. But for young people such as Dylan and Frederieke that is easier said than done. Like many children who are overweight, they have a lot on their mind: they are ostracized at school, for instance, and even at home things don’t always run smoothly. ‘Eating is actually a drug,’ Frederieke says. Like Dylan, she has few social contacts. When Frederieke and Dylan attend a camp for overweight children, they slowly become less isolated. Thanks to the support of their fellow sufferers, they gain back their self-confidence bit by bit.

Maartje Bakers

Maartje Bakers, born 1975, works as a producer and a director for documentary films and radio documentaries. Projects directed or produced by Bakers were broadcasted by a range of Dutch public TV-channels, such as NPS, IKON/HUMAN and VPRO. Her films were screened at several film festivals, such as IDFA and Nederlands Filmfestival. Bakers is a Lecturer at the Utrecht School of the Arts; Faculty of Art, Media & Technology since 2002.

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Dik

Netherlands
2010, 54', color, video

Directed by:
Maartje Bakers

Cinematography:
Aage Hollander

Edited by:
Denise Janzee

Music:
Hans Helewaut

Producer:
Frank van den Engel

Produced by:
Zeppers Film & TV