To start off with, lets talk about a documentary trying to get made called
A Perfect 14. The front page describes it as such:
A Perfect 14 is a film that exposes a world which people know very little about, a world of women fighting against traditions and obsolete standards, a world of women revealing beauty through diversity, a world of models representing a large group in society that has been neglected and forgotten for years by the fashion industry and the mass media.
This film follows the journeys of three plus-size models as they struggle against the distorted perception of body image that is being perpetuated in people's minds. These women share their personal experiences of challenges and successes to help empower themselves and others to eradicate the currently held standards of beauty. In addition to being successful models they are also driven to make a positive impact in the world.
i came across it a while ago, thought that it sounded interesting, and that it was the sort of thing this crowd 'round here might be into, then promptly forgot about. i came back across it just now and
unfortunately things are not looking too great. with 9 hours to go, they've only raised $11,761CAD of their $45,000 goal. but then, the funding is flexible, so something will probably happen either way.
i'm actually very familiar with the director via the shoutcast station he founded,
RantRadio and the various projects they've put out over the years. this is a guy who deserves a shot at making his film.