10 years ago, my first feature film, I Need to Lose Ten Pounds screened at a grungy auditorium theater at UMass Dartmouth. You only get your 10th anniversary for a film with “10” in the title once, so
I Need to Lose Ten Pounds
I Need to Lose Ten Pounds tells of the exploits of an overweight young man named Miguel, who is incapable of losing weight. He tries everything from bulimia to condom ingestion, and meets some friends along the way, including a pimp with a whore factory named Silly Waunka. Meanwhile, the evil celebrity Richard Simmons is looking for one more fat person to complete his fat army and rule the world. Miguel is right under his gaze.