beauty standards is a experiment on and off the camera.
In resistance to the gatekeeping of the film industry, the film features the directorial debut of 4 queer filmmakers of color. This experiment in collaborative storytelling aims to subvert auterism, and challenge the scarcity mentality within the entertainment industry.
Created by Toni-Marie Gallardo with vignettes written & directed by Joi Purvy, Seo Yun Son, Rosalee Bernabe, Toni-Marie Gallardo
Production was committed to creating a mentally and physically safe working environment for collaborators of color, queer collaborators, and gender non-confirming & nonbinary collaborators.
We are not free from critique. Need a question answered?