Physical Appearance

Made Over in America (62 min.)
BF697.5.B63 M33 2007
Summary: "A thought-provoking picture of how the desire for a better self-image operates within consumer culture, and how this desire is fed by [the] media, the medical makeover industry and society at large"--Container.

One Drop (49 min.)
E185.625 .O54 2001
Summary: Explores the recurring and divisive issue of skin color in African American communities. The film inter-cuts interviews with darker skinned African Americans, lighter skinned African Americans and inter-racial children of black and white parents.

Picture Perfect (43 min.)
BF697.5.B63 P53 2007
Summary: "Explores the impact [sexualized] images [in the media] have on young women’s physical, psychological and emotional health. Through the voices of a racially and culturally diverse group of women and girls, the film examines the interplay of race and ethnicity, body image, dieting and eating disorders, and the early influence of toys and cartoons. The contrasts between how these women see themselves and the idealized imagery that dominates TV and print advertising are particularly stark" -- Container.

A Tale of O (53 min.)
HD58.7.T25 1993
Summary: Insights into the impact of relative numbers on people's performance in work groups, when some people have a hard time fitting in because they are different from the majority. The consequences, pressure and stereotypes of being different are explored.

The Ugly Truth (29 min.)
GN 298.U41996
Summary: Physically attractive people may have it easier in life than other people, due to the unconscious bias of "lookism." Pairs of actors and actresses, equal in all aspects except physical appearance, use hidden cameras and microphones to examine this subtle form of discrimination on the street, on the job, in school, and in the courtroom.

Writer's Block: Disability on Campus (27 min.)
HV1553.W7 1997
Summary: Dramatization of interviews between an admissions panel for a literary honor society and four aspiring writers, each with a different disability. Following the interviews the panel members discuss the candidates and come to the realization that they are judging the applicants based on their disabilities instead of their abilities.

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