As filmmakers turn their hands to short films and/or the festival circuit for the first time, blissfully unaware of the sheer magnitude of short films that have run the festival gauntlet before them, they may find it’s not easy finding a fresh, original take or story that programmers won’t have seen before.

With a growing appetite for films that specifically explore sex, sexuality and fetishism, through artistic expression that makes audiences think as much as feel, more festivals are thrusting their way on to the festival circuit than ever before.

Why are there more depictions of fat women falling over on the big screen than women in the same body type enjoying pleasure?

Jess Sweetman explores the lack of representation of fat joy in cinema and explores the societal implications of such a lack of inclusivity.