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SPECTACULAR BODIES

DIRECTED BY Aaron Peirano Garrison and keero birlo

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A character-driven docuseries that takes a captivating insider's look at the weird but wonderful world of female bodybuilding , led by a no-nonsense champ turned competitive coach, Lanie Hart.

Spectacular Bodies offers an intimate view of the life and community of women in bodybuilding, training to crush gender norms and shatter body boundaries. Set in Fort Worth , Texas - a center of t he bodybuilding universe – where everything is bigger, better…. and even BIGGER – the series takes a raw and relevant perspective into this extreme sport.

In Development.

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eHABITAT: "a film of great visual and emotional impact"
INDIE OUTLOOK: "...this film should be considered required viewing for every American citizen."
ROGEREBERT.COM: "The Individual Top Tens of 2023"
rogerebert.com: Individual Top Ten
Variety: 'an exceptionally lush and poetic account of a young girl’s quest as she faces deadly rising tides on the Brahmaputra River.'
Realscreen: Breathtakingly filmed, this hybrid documentary follows 12-year-old orphan Afrin
Tehran Times: "Mighty Afrin: In the Time of Flood” by Angelos Rallis from Greece won the Jean-Loup Passek Award for the best feature film"
Giffoni Film Festival: "Mighty Afrin: in the time of floods wins Best Documentary Gex Doc Award and Acea Special Award"
Cinema Femme: "easily among the very best films I have seen so far this year, and it is one to keep your eyes peeled for as it makes the festival rounds."
Eye For Film: Director Angelos Rallis on... Mighty Afrin
Cineuropa: Mighty Afrin wins WWF Greece Award at Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
Screen Daily: "Beautifully shot, affecting... offers a hopeful narrative arc for its magnetic young subject that is likely to melt the hearts of audiences everywhere."
Kathimerini: "Angelos Rallis highlights the human stories behind the headlines"
Left: Interview with Mighty Afrin director Angelos Rallis
Flix: "One of the most revealing coming-of-age stories you'll see... it's the birth of a superheroine"
Variety: "Thessaloniki’s Agora Gives a Boost to Docmakers... “Mighty Afrin: In the Time of Floods,” by Angelos Rallis [is] playing in the festival’s main competition.