America the beautiful / Xenon Pictures and Sensory Overload Productions ; producers, Kurt Engfehr, Stela Georgieva ; written, produced and directed by Darryl Roberts.
Publication Info.
[Santa Monica, Calif.] : distributed by Xenon Pictures, 2010.
MPAA rating: PG-13 (parents strongly cautioned; some material may be inappropriate for children under 13).
Summary
Every year Americans spend an average of $12.4 billion on cosmetic surgery procedures. Why are we being conditioned not to like the way we look? Award-winning filmmaker Darryl Roberts goes on a five-year journey to unearth the origins and deadly risks of our nation's quest for physical perfection.
Note
Bonus featurettes: Cosmetic ingredients are mislabeled, Hope for eating disorders, Physiognomy with Stuart Ewen, and Boris Kodjoe and Reggie Theus on being attractive. Study guide.