Beauty Culture Screens At DocuWeeks Film Festival In LA This August

Beauty Culture Screens At DocuWeeks Film Festival In LA This August

MEDIA ADVISORY

**Writers and editors: you are invited to attend as guests but RSVP is mandatory for credentials.**

WHAT: The Annenberg Foundation's documentary BEAUTY CULTURE has been selected by the International Documentary Association (IDA) as an entry in the 16th Annual IDA DocuWeeks(TM) Theatrical Documentary Showcase which runs in Los Angeles August 10-30, 2012.

WHEN: The 30-minute short documentary will be screened on these six dates as part of the festival's LA Shorts Program.

FRI 8/10 4:25 PM followed by Q&A with the
film's director.
SAT 8/11 6:00 PM followed by Q&A with the
film's director.
SUN 8/12 6:10 PM
MON 8/13 4:25 PM
TUE 8/14 6:00 PM
WED 8/15 6:10 PM
THU 8/16 4:25 PM
WHO: The documentary is directed by filmmaker and photographer Lauren Greenfield. BEAUTY CULTURE explores feminine beauty in contemporary culture through photography and the implication for female body image. It examines our obsession with beauty-- its biological origins and how photographs shape our definitions of it. Elite fashion photographers, models and artists join pageant stars, bodybuilders, teenagers, and intellectuals in a provocative dialogue that addresses the persistent "beauty contest" that is daily life.

The film was originally shown in 2011 in the Foundation's photography gallery--the Annenberg Space for Photography. The film accompanied an exhibit of the same title that served as a sweeping, unprecedented photographic exploration of how feminine beauty is defined and challenged in modern society.

More about the film and a complete festival schedule is at www.documentary.org/docuweeks.

WHERE: Laemmle NoHo 7, 5240 Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood in LA, CA.

HOW: General public admission to screenings are available at the Laemmle for $11.00, $8.00 for IDA members and $8.00 for seniors and children. Press interviews with the director and credentials can be obtained through contacts below.

/PRNewswire -- July 31, 2012/



SOURCE The Annenberg Space for Photography

The Annenberg Space for Photography

Web Site: http://www.documentary.org/docuweeks


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