We’re loving the web series McTucky Fried High, which takes a smart look at teen issues, sexuality and gender politics, and does it all with animated food. In the first episode a football playing box of french fries came out, while in the second an eggplant is bullied because of her weight.
Now the third episode has been released, which ‘tackles gender identity and expression when Peanut, a genderqueer student, is rejected from taking school photos.’
McTucky Fried High is the brainchild of filmmaker, illustrator and activist, Robert-Carnilius, who was named one of NewCity’s Film 50 and was a 2014 Student Academy Awards Finalist. It is also one of twelve projects funded by the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund from Chicago Filmmakers and the Voqal Fund.
Using comedy and a host of diverse characters, McTucky Fried High tackles subjects absent in mainstream cartoons. While foregrounding LGBTQ characters, it focuses on issues teens face. Across five episodes, the web series explores coming out, extreme diets, being genderqueer, bullying, and sexting.
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