Explores the lives of three facially disfigured individuals in a sensitive and moving series of interviews. Discusses the meaning of beauty, the value of physical appearances in society and the importance of every human being.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015805
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Face
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Beauty, Personal
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Face
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped - Rehabilitation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self-perception
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Surgery, Plastic
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)