In Brittany Runs a Marathon, a hard-partying woman receives a startling wake-up call when a visit to the doctor reveals how unhealthy she is. Motivated to lose weight, she soon takes up running to help her prepare for her ultimate goal of competing in the New York City Marathon.

Brittany (Jillian Bell) runs in one of the biggest running events in the country. But there’s a surprising amount of nuance in Brittany’s story. The movie unpacks the emotional baggage of how society treats you differently when your dress size is in the double digits, how the scars of bad relationships past (if you’ve had relationships at all) can pool up insecurity and how endless self-loathing can curdle into an attitude that hurts others.

Far from being just a simple comedy about fitness and weight loss, Brittany’s journey includes the healing and forgiveness it takes to really meet those goals.

Brittany Runs a Marathon is an inspiring, funny movie with a light redemptive, moral worldview.

Rockies Film Festival presents this movie Thursday, Nov. 21 6:30 at Key City Theatre.

Buy tickets and learn more about Rockies Film Festival.

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