Alan wishes that he could tell people his latest film "Love, Harold" is about something happy - but it's not. As with much of his work, including Tubby, the film deals openly and honestly with something many experience but rarely talk about.

When an old friend takes his own life, Alan seeks out others grappling with the suicide of a loved one. As hard as it can be to speak of such an unfathomable loss, 23 friends and acquaintances feel compelled to tell their stories. Alan engages with them as only he can—reflecting with disarming candour on the grief and resilience of those left standing. The film is a profound gesture of cinematic empathy from one of the most distinctive filmmakers.

Love, Harold is now available to stream for free in Canada on NFB.ca and the NFB Films App. Internationally, you an buy or rent on Prime Video or Apple TV (US, UK, Australia, Belgium, France, New Zealand).

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What happens to a marriage when one partner is obsessed with their weight — and the other isn’t?

Alan’s ex-wife Julie is worried about him. He thinks that making Tubby is allowing him to confront and come to terms with his fatness. She disagrees and thinks that the podcast is intensifying his fixation with his weight and making him miserable.

In the season one finale of Tubby, Alan sits down with his ex for an intimate, unfiltered conversation about body image, fatness, and the quiet ways weight obsession can shape a relationship. Over coffee, they revisit a marriage lived without mirrors, a honeymoon nearly derailed by body anxiety, the unexpected reason hugging became complicated, and the painful question: did Alan’s obsession with his body help end their marriage?

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Alan powerful new documentary Love, Harold premieres on streaming April 13. In Canada: Streaming free on NFB.ca and the NFB Films App. Internationally: Buy or rent on Prime Video or Apple TV (US, UK, Australia, Belgium, France, New Zealand) In Ontario? Join Alan at select advanced live screenings in Toronto and Hamilton March 29 & 30. Details & tickets

Tubby is hosted by Alan Zweig (@alan.robert.irwin) and produced by Kevin Sexton (@soundofsexton). Our Executive Producer is Alan Black (@alanpaulblack). Our podcast artwork was illustrated by Brett Lamb (brettlamb.com). Original Scoring by Michael Zweig (@zweig_michael). Our theme song is “The Fat Man”, Performed by Fats Domino, Written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC under license from Universal Music Canada Inc.

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