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STRONG!
Presented by Dances With Fat
Thursday, May 17 7:00pm - 8:40pm
in Austin, TX at Alamo Drafthouse Village $9.00 General
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The Event Program
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- Movie presentation of Strong!
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Cheryl Haworth is a young woman with a big dream: to be the strongest woman in the world. As the 300-pound U.S. Olympic weightlifter prepares for Beijing 2008, she struggles with injury, confidence, and her place in a world where larger women are not readily accepted.
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- Special Q&A To Follow
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This special presentation of STRONG! will be followed by a Q&A with U.S. Olympian Cheryl Haworth and filmmaker Julie Wyman, moderated by Ragen Chastain, author of danceswithfat.org.
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Event Info
An exclusive Austin presentation of STRONG!, a new documentary by Julie Wyman. Years in the making, STRONG! follows U.S. Olympic weightlifter Cheryl Haworth as she prepares for the Beijing Olympics. A naturally gifted and incredibly hardworking athlete, Cheryl remains dedicated to her training, despite her on-and-off struggles with injury, confidence, and finding her place in a world where larger women are not readily accepted.