Boys Don't Kiss Fat Girls

A cruel day in the life of a 10-year-old girl

  • Tesha Kondrat
    Director
    Big Weekend Plans
  • Tesha Kondrat
    Writer
    Saturday Night Live, Archer, Robot Chicken, Big Weekend Plans
  • Griffin Scillian
    Producer
  • Lili Rottet
    Key Cast
    "Bethany"
  • Tom Meredith
    Cinematography
    The Big Red Bastard, Soon Comes the Night, Philophobia: The Fear of Falling in Love, The History of Monsters
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Dark Comedy
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tesha Kondrat

Tesha Kondrat is an Emmy Award-winning TV writer and filmmaker who has written on shows including ARCHER, ROBOT CHICKEN and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, with a current TV pilot deal at Netflix. Tesha has also developed a passion for filmmaking, focusing on darkly comedic stories that often take place in the Midwest. Her first short film, BIG WEEKEND PLANS, is a dark comedy about a woman mustering the courage to commit suicide. It was shot for less than $500 and was accepted into 25 festivals worldwide. Her second short about to hit the festival circuit, BOYS DON'T KISS FAT GIRLS, is a semi-autobiographical dark comedy about a cruel day in the life of a 10-year-old girl. Tesha is now in post-production on her third short film, GHOST BAR, a surreal dark comedy about a homicide detective's heartache.

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Director Statement

Bethany is a character who reminds us that growing up can be confusing, heartbreaking and downright torturous. The films takes place in the early 2000s when "heroin chic" was the ideal body type girls aspired to achieve. In this time capsule, I wanted to tell a story that demonstrates how the media, peers and family members help shape a child's self-esteem, and show how kids may seek out that unmet validation in all the wrong places.