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.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 70,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued since the 1940s. As a result, some items and their descriptions may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved researchers to view.
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)