synopsis

Ken won't change his ways. Addicted to food and in bad health, he is headed to an early grave. Despite help and advice from his friends, he does what he wants, when he wants, until a chance encounter with love that might just give him the motivation he needs to change and save himself.

FAT is a gritty, dramatic look at weight and food addiction. It is an unflinching story based on Mark Phinney's own experiences and writings on the subject. Shot on location in Boston, FAT is a low- dough, independent, real-life look at depression, eating, and the toll taken on one's body image. FAT gets away from the sitcom and reality television world of overeating, putting it smack dab in the middle of Ken’s nightmare. Mark Phinney writer/Director/Producer

During his twelve years in , Phinney trained Phinney’s has also shown his work on stage and and performed at Second City’s Improv Olympic while in his personal work consisting of scripts, articles, appearing in television sitcoms and films with the likes of books, one man shows, and story shows like The Kevin James and Tony Scott. In 2003, he formed his own Moth and Mortified. His one man show became a sketch troupe that went to the HBO Aspen Comedy festival pilot and went to the NYTVF in 2007, garnering back-to-back years in 2004 and 2005, while receiving a interest from the likes of NBC. deal from WB for their own television pilot. In 2011, Phinney headed back to Boston to write In 2008, Phinney sold a sitcom to CBS and began writing and direct his first feature, FAT. for a FOX pilot while freelancing for a series of other shows and developing features with studios and production com- panies like Broken Road and John Wells. MEL RODRIGUEZ ACTOR - Ken

Hailing from Miami, after attending SUNY Purchase, Mel hit NYC, and trained in the New York theatre scene. Rodriguez brought his chops to LA and started nailing small parts in big films like Panic Room,working with the likes of David Fincher while appearing on shows like NYPD Blue, and .

In the past decade Melvin has booked a handful of series regulars including Runnin Wilde, while co starring in films along side of Tommy Lee Jones in, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada and The Terminal with Tom Hanks.

Last year he co starred in The Watch with Vince Vaughn, and is currently starring in FOX’s Enlisted and will be seen also as a series regular in upcoming HBO show, Getting On. FAT is an example of the fine art he has perfected over the years.

Jason duGrE ACTOR - terry charlene amoia ACTOR - Jill

Hailing from Walpole, MA, yet not as a prisoner, Jason Charlene Amoia is best know for her recurring role as Dugre cut his acting teeth at Emerson College. Some "Wendy The Waitress" on the CBS television series other famous people went there but no one remembers How I Met Your Mother and "Ellie", (Kevin's wife) in Uni- them. Jason is a bi-coastal actor, which means he will go versal Studios American Reunion. She's has been seen wherever anyone pays him, which means he has a ton of in dozens of commercials and has guest starred in artistic integrity. many hit shows such as Glee, Shameless, NCIS LA, Castle, House M.D., Dexter, 90210, The Finder, iCarly Joanne verbos ACTOR - Melanie and many more. She has also had supporting roles in Hallmarks The Christmas Pageant and Sony's Seven Pounds starring Will Smith. She is currently a reoccur- You may have seen Joanne in numerous commercials, ring character on ABC's Switched At Birth. recently for Verizon, Toyota, Doritos, and Miracle Grow. Originally from Milwaukee, WI she has been keeping the dream alive in Los Angeles for almost two decades. Fat will mark her feature film debut. She is extremely grate- ful for the opportunity to have worked with Mark Phinney and the amazing cast and crew on telling his story. Cast

Ken MELVIN RODRIGUEZ Audrey ASHLEY LAUREN Terry JASON DUGRE Brett BRETT MILANOWSKI Jill CHARLENE AMOIA Emma ELLEN SODERBERG Dave DAVID MIRABELLA Billy KEVIN PATEY Troy TROY JAYSON SCHOELLER Laura LAUREN RECCHIA Gena SOPHIA CACCIOLA Dean NORM LAVIOLETTE Ally RAINA MILANOWSKI Aarron BRISTOL POMEROY Melanie JOANNE VERBOS Crew

writer/director MARK PHINNEY producer TIM BAKER MEL RODRIGUEZ BRUCE GREEN executive producer PH O’BRIEN STACY ABRAMS NICOLE TAMMARO MARK PHINNEY director of photography PH O’BRIEN sound JOHN TAFT editor BRUCE GREEN, A.C.E assitant editor MICHAEL GILL assistant director ANDREW RAKICH scipt supervisor JAMES MURPHY production designer/makeup PEARL LUNG production assistants SALLY NORTHROP KRISTEN SCIOLI FAT

Nicole Chabot Mark Phinney Jay Coen Group Ent Director Gersh Agency Publicist 781.475.3908 Film Rep 310.936.3845 [email protected] 310.205.5815 Nicole@groupla