#dumplinedit

“I want to be with you,” he says. “But I can’t if you won’t let me.” “Why?” I drop my bag in the driveway. “Why do you want to be with this?” I wave my arm up and down the length of my body. Immediately, I hate myself for this. The only person making this about my body is me. “Because I like you. I think I might feel a lot more than that for you, Willowdean. How is that so hard to believe? When I can’t fall asleep at night it’s not because of work or school or Amber or Bekah. It’s you. You’re the one that drives me crazy.”

DUMPLIN' (2018) dir. Anne Fletcher

#girlfriends

Willowdean Dickson, I think you’re beautiful. To hell with anyone else who’s ever made you feel less than that.

Dumplin’ (2018), dir. Anne Fletcher

Dumplin’ (2018) Costume design Bina Daigeler

It’s a revolt against the oppressive heteropatriarchy, unconsciously internalized by the female psyche. - Hannah, Dumplin’