Debuting at the Austin Film Festival and Screenwriters Conference is Teresa MacInnes’s documentary on teenage obesity. We follow two girls and one boy at a self-esteem building camp in Nova Scotia. “I ain’t going to see an age over thirty.” states the rotund teen, Vincent, as he heads off to camp.

Although too soon to tell if the lessons learned will transform the three principals, we get to know them as they embark on a lifetime of learning about hard compromises and the acceptance that personal growth entails.

For a real-life peek and sympathetic observation into the struggles facing three kids living with teenage obesity the film “Generation XXL” is worth viewing. I’d love to know what you think.~Mattie Mola