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On Beauty

2015 · 31 min

A gentle, eye-opening half hour that quietly reframes how you see beauty and the people carrying it.

Directed by
Joanna Rudnick
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Rick Guidotti, Jayne Waithera, Sarah Kanney
Overview
Sarah Kanney races motocross, hiding a port wine birthmark under her helmet. Jayne Waithera's mother abandoned her over a genetic condition that makes her a pariah. Enter Rick Guidotti, a top fashion photographer, who will transform the way both women see themselves, irrefutably turning the convention of fashion photography on its head.

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Directed by
Joanna Rudnick
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Rick Guidotti, Jayne Waithera, Sarah Kanney
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • healing
  • family
  • race
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Joanna Rudnick
Starring
Rick Guidotti, Jayne Waithera, Sarah Kanney, Nadia Merchant
Music
Erin O'Hara
Runtime
31 min
Country
Kenya, United States of America
Languages
English

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