America the beautiful
(DVD)
Contributors
Roberts, Darryl, screenwriter,
Engfehr, Kurt, producer.
Georgieva, Stela, producer.
Sensory Overload Productions.
Xenon Pictures.
Engfehr, Kurt, producer.
Georgieva, Stela, producer.
Sensory Overload Productions.
Xenon Pictures.
Published
[Santa Monica, Calif.] : Distributed by Xenon Pictures, 2010.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequeces ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Southside - Media
DVD 306.4 Ame
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DVD 306.4 Ame
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Published
[Santa Monica, Calif.] : Distributed by Xenon Pictures, 2010.
Language
English
UPC
000799809723
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a documentary in 2007.
General Note
Special features include: Cosmetic ingredients are mislabeled; Hope for eating disorders; Physiognomy with Stuart Ewen; and Boris Kodjoe and Reggie Theus on being attractive; Study guide.
Restrictions on Access
Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits
Editors, Charles Miller, Stela Georgieva ; camera, Michele G. Bluthenthal [and 5 others] ; music, Michael Bearden [and 5 others].
Participants/Performers
Unspecified narrator(s).
Description
Every year Americans spend an average of $12.4 billion on cosmetic surgery procedures. Why are we being conditioned not to like the way we look? Award-winning filmmaker Darryl Roberts goes on a five-year journey to unearth the origins and deadly risks of our nation's quest for physical perfection.
System Details
DVD; widescreen presentation; NTSC.
Language
Soundtrack in English, with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Awards
Beloit International Film Festival, Best Documentary, 2008; Chicago International Film Festival, Best Director, 2007; Chicago Children's Film Festival, United Nations' Rights of The Child Award; Hollywood Film Festival, Audience Award, 2008.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Beauty, Personal -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Body image in women -- United States.
Documentary films.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- United States.
Human body -- Social aspects -- United States.
Identity (Psychology) and mass media -- United States.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Body image in women -- United States.
Documentary films.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- United States.
Human body -- Social aspects -- United States.
Identity (Psychology) and mass media -- United States.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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