3 Films that start important discussions:WET DREAMS AND FALSE IMAGES (12 min.) When Dee-Dee the barber learns about the art of photo-retouching, he may never look at his “wall of beauty” the same way again. (Short Subject Jury Award, 2004 Sundance Film Festival, YALSA Award - Top video for young adults). Distributed to schools though New Day Films THE GUARANTEE (11 min.) An illustrated documentary tells a dancer’s hilarious story about his prominent nose and the effect if has on his career. (Best Short Film, 2007 Newport International Film Festival) Distributed to schools though New Day Films
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A look at mannequins, religion, and perfection. (SXSW, Full Frame, True/False, over 1 million hits on Youtube) Distributed through Ohms Media: Jesse@Ohmsmedia.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BODY TYPED is a series of short documentary films about body image, media literacy, and cultural identity -- that will be combined to make a feature film. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the film project: I'm not interested in telling people that it is wrong to try to look beautiful, or to strive to be fit. But, I do mean to reveal, explore, and uncover how advertising is creating impossible standards which no-one is able to live up to in real life; and expectations that if we hold on to, can prevent us from being truly happy in the body we live in. Virginia Woolf wrote, “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.” I believe that body image issues are public and mental health issues, and I hope that my filmmaking will contribute to “killing a phantom.”
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Filmmaker info: Jesse Epstein is a filmmaker and youth media educator. She received an MA in Documentary Film from NYU. Filmmaker magazine recently named her "One of 25 Filmmakers to Watch." For Speaking Engagements: Jesse@Ohmsmedia.org |
Illuminate. Challenge. Inspire. |