Big Girl
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WINNER - BEST WEB SERIES
2019
United States
8 mins
NYC Premiere
Web Series Competition
| Alyssa Cartee | |
| Elaine White, Alyssa Cartee | |
| Katharine Scarborough (Katie) |
This is not another goddamn, fat girl self-esteem journey. Katie is a plus-size woman who loves herself despite living in our diet-obsessed culture. In this stand-alone episode, an homage to Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, shopping for a party dress becomes a hero’s journey of epic proportions for a plus-size woman in the city.
About the Director
Big Girl is Alyssa Cartee’s award-winning directorial debut. As a senior producer/editor on the creative team at Newsy, she recently produced the creative and promotional work for A Broken Trust, a documentary about the lack of justice for Native American sexual assault victims. She studied Journalism at Mizzou’s J-School and spent four years in commercial post production. Alyssa is a co-founder of Brazen NYC.
Reviews
BIG GIRL Web Series To Premiere On Streaming Platform Seeka TV – Broadway World, by Chloe Rabinowitz
‘Big Girl’ Coming to Seeka TV – The Fat Girl Show Blog, by Yael Tygiel
Plus Size, Mouthy, and Full of Talent – UMass Magazine, by Alexis Ali
Katharine Scarborough, ’05, Writes a Part to Fit Her Talent – UMass Theater Newsletter, by Anna-Maria Goossens
Interviews
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Awards
2021 Miami Web Series Festival (USA) – Best Director nominee
2020 British Web Awards (UK) – Best Sketch Comedy, Best Director, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Script, Best Episode, Best Actress nominee, Best Supporting Actress nominee
2020 Two Roads International Film Festival (USA) – Inspiration Competition Awards, Best Director and Best Web Series, Best Writing Nominee, Best Featured Performer Nominee, Best Actress Nominee
2020 Last Shot Film Festival (USA) – Best Actress
