Supersize She
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Supersize She was a documentary
focused on professional female bodybuilder
Joanna Thomas
. The title was a take-off on the success of the film Super Size Me
. The one-hour program was broadcast in the United States
on The Learning Channel and in United Kingdom
on Five in 2005. TLC has rebroadcast the progamme many times since.
The program focused on Joanna's preparation for a women's bodybuilding contest, the 2004 IFBB
Ms. Olympia
. The documentary shows her dieting requirements, her training, and her career as a fetish model
for her website as her sole source of income. The reaction of her parents to her chosen career is also shown.
The film was produced by UK-based documentary maker Special Edition Films and directed by Mira King.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
focused on professional female bodybuilder
Female bodybuilding
Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive bodybuilding. It began in the late 1970s when women began to take part in bodybuilding competitions.-Beginnings:...
Joanna Thomas
Joanna Thomas
Joanna Thomas is a professional female bodybuilder, now living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.- Biography :Joanna was born on 12 December 1976 in Truro, England. She became interested in bodybuilding at age 14 when she saw a bodybuilding magazine that belonged to a college student who was staying...
. The title was a take-off on the success of the film Super Size Me
Super Size Me
Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003 during which he eats only McDonald's food...
. The one-hour program was broadcast in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on The Learning Channel and in United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on Five in 2005. TLC has rebroadcast the progamme many times since.
The program focused on Joanna's preparation for a women's bodybuilding contest, the 2004 IFBB
International Federation of BodyBuilders
The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...
Ms. Olympia
Ms. Olympia
Ms. Olympia is the title given to the winner of the women's bodybuilding portion of Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend - an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilders . It was first held in 1980, and since 2000 it has been held at the same...
. The documentary shows her dieting requirements, her training, and her career as a fetish model
Fetish model
A fetish model is a model who models fetish clothing or devices that augment his or her body in a fetish manner or in fetishistic situations, though he or she may not work exclusively in that form of modeling....
for her website as her sole source of income. The reaction of her parents to her chosen career is also shown.
The film was produced by UK-based documentary maker Special Edition Films and directed by Mira King.