America the beautiful [videorecording] / Xenon Pictures and Sensory Overload Productions ; producers, Kurt Engfehr, Stela Georgieva ; written, produced, and directed by Darryl Roberts.
Imprint
[Santa Monica, Calif.] : Distributed by Xenon Pictures, [2010]
1 copy being processed for GDL Central Library DVD.
Description
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequeces ; 4 3/4 in.
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System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation.
Language
In English, optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Performer
Unspecified narrator(s).
Credits
Editors, Charles Miller, Stela Georgieva ; camera, Michele G. Bluthenthal [and 5 others] ; music, Michael Bearden [and 5 others].
Note
Originally produced as a documentary in 2007.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
Summary
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.
Note
Special features: Cosmetic ingredients are mislabeled; Hope for eating disorders; Physiognomy with Stuart Ewen; and Boris Kodjoe and Reggie Theus on being attractive; Study guide.
