SummaryDiagnosed with ALS and given 2 to 5 years to live, New York City DJ, internet personality, and filmmaker, TransFatty, brings his camera along for the ride in this unconventional examination of life, death, and everything in between.
Directed By:Patrick O'Brien
Written By:Lasse Järvi, Patrick O'Brien, Doug Pray
TransFatty Lives
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
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83% Positive
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Nov 19, 2015
91
TransFatty Lives stands out less for its inherently emotional topic than the appealing personality at its center.
Nov 24, 2015
90
A doc as vibrant as its auteur's mind, even as his body is rendered immobile.
Nov 24, 2015
80
TransFatty Lives is an unusually playful and emotionally involving first-person chronicle of serious illness.
Nov 19, 2015
80
A raucous, weird, occasionally fascinating entry in the genre of disease-documenting, a portrait of raw nerve in the face of deteriorating nerves.
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Production Company:
- Handsome Cargo
Release Date:Nov 20, 2015
Duration:1 h 23 m
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Awards
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
• 1 Nomination
Haifa International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
