Western Eyes

DVD 2007

In a culture where the standard of beauty is unyielding, what happens to women who feel they don't fit in? What goes on inside a woman who is desperately unhappy with how she looks on the outside? Western Eyes examines the search for beauty and racial identity through the eyes of Maria Estante and Sharon Kim, young women contemplating cosmetic surgery. Both of Asian descent, the two believe their looks--specifically their eyes--get in the wa...

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Asians Canada Ethnic identity

Beauty, Personal

Cosmetic surgery Eyes North America Asian women Racial identity

Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism

Film and Video Arts

Women

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1 DVD (39 min.) : digital, stereo, sound, color
digital surround
DVD
polychrome
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

14-17

Notes:

Ontario Centre
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Director, Ann Shin ; producer, Gerry Flahive ; director of photography, Stanislaw Barua ; editor, Nick Hector ; sound recordist, Adrian Tucker, Patrick Skehan, Hartley Wynberg ; original music composer, Mark Korven ; sound design, Steve Munro ; foley artist, John F. Thompson ; re-recording mixer, Steve Munro, Tim Roberts ; archival research, Marianne Kushmaniuk ; executive producer, Louise Lore ; participant, Sharon Kim, Maria Reba Estante, Ceres Estante, Julie Kim, Andrea Watts, Leslie Davis, Theresa Kong, Michael Farago, Nicole LaSelva
Mode of access: World Wide Web

Control Number:

2220142

Other Authors:

National Film Board of Canada

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