Invisible Beauty - Metacritic

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2023
1 h 55 m

2023
1 h 55 m

Summary An essential memoir of fashion pioneer Bethann Hardison, Invisible Beauty shines a spotlight on the singular and unapologetic Hardison, one of the fashion industry’s most influential icons who, as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent and entrepreneur, has pushed the boundaries of fashion culture and has been at the forefront of progr...

Documentary

Directed By: Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng

Written By: Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng

2023
1 h 55 m

2023
1 h 55 m

Invisible Beauty

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Summary An essential memoir of fashion pioneer Bethann Hardison, Invisible Beauty shines a spotlight on the singular and unapologetic Hardison, one of the fashion industry’s most influential icons who, as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent and entrepreneur, has pushed the boundaries of fashion culture and has been at the forefront of progr...

Documentary

Directed By: Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng

Written By: Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng

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Stephen Burrows

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Naomi Campbell

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Pat Cleveland

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Bethann Hardison

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Kadeem Hardison

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Aurora James

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Tracee Ellis Ross

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Zendaya

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Sep 15, 2023

In capturing Hardison's breakthrough as a model to her trailblazing as an activist, Invisible Beauty is profoundly inspiring and thoroughly adoring.

By Peyton Robinson FULL REVIEW

Sep 15, 2023

Invisible Beauty will likely make you hungry for Hardison’s book. But in a twist, one might wonder, can it be as good as the movie?

By Lisa Kennedy FULL REVIEW

Aug 23, 2023

Invisible Beauty is a documentary that makes one reconsider, yet again, the role fashion plays in society by how it has always narrowed “standards of beauty,” how it presents “what power looks like” and by remembering a woman who was one of the first through the door to “inclusion.”

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sep 14, 2023

At times, the film is hampered by the sheer amount of information there is to condense from across a 50-year career, but Hardison is never less than a fascinating subject — an artist whose medium is industrial disruption.

By Teo Bugbee FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Sep 18, 2023

By the end of Invisible Beauty, it’s obvious from all the accolades that [Hardison] made a difference in the lives of a new generation of Black models.

By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cortés Filmworks, Ford Foundation - Just Films, Lane B Productions, Vogue Studios, Whitewater Films

Release Date Sep 15, 2023

Duration 1 h 55 m

Genres

Documentary

Tagline She changed the way fashion looks.

Website https://www.instagram.com/invisiblebeautyfilm/?hl=en

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Awards

Sarasota Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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