Swallow Your Pride (2009)

Swallow Your Pride, and intimately voyeuristic look at the people sport of competitive eating. Yes, sport From intense training to almost glamorous travel, from dirty eating politics to shocking qualifier feats. Swallow Your Pride pulls back the curtain on professional gurgitatiing and follows six competitors on a journey to the biggest eating contest in the known universe: the Philadelphia Wingbowl. With a brand new car at stake and 30,000 screaming spectators, you'll see firsthand how in the past decade this bizarre phenomenon has become one of the fastest growing sports on the planet. As each competitor's lives and families are deeply affected by the unusual path they've chosen. The subject of eating quickly takes a backseat to this surprisingly moving tale of redemption, glory and the importance of finding your niche in life. For better or worse, Swallow Your Pride is an honest, judgement-free portrait of the seemingly ordinary people who engage in this extraordinary pastime.