On Beauty (2014)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

How it feels

A fashion photographer leaves his career to start a nonprofit that celebrates diversity and acceptance. The short documentary follows his work and the people he features.

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What happens

On Beauty is a 2014 short documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of Rick Guidotti, a fashion photographer who in 1998 decided to quit the fashion industry to found a nonprofit based on promoting diversity and acceptance. On Beauty premiered at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and won awards at a number of film festivals including the Chicago International Film Festival and the Cleveland International Film Festival. It was funded in part by the Sage Foundation and the Illinois Humanities Council. The film was directed by Joanna Rudnick, the Emmy-nominated director of In the Family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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