Official Trailer for ‘Invisible Beauty’ Doc – Fashion’s Bethann Hardison
by Alex Billington
August 29, 2023
Source: YouTube
“She realized she was the message. She represents this power.” Magnolia Pictures has revealed the official trailer for an acclaimed documentary titled Invisible Beauty, which first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It also stopped by the Sarasota, San Francisco, Tribeca, and Hot Docs Film Festivals this year. In this acclaimed doc film, fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent, and activist, shining a light on an untold chapter in the fight for racial diversity. Early reviews say that the film “allows the audience to experience the fashion industry from the 70s to the current through the eyes of a true pioneer and disruptor.” She sounds radical. Interviews with industry players speak to the state of fashion, while friends and family attest to Hardison’s rebellious and ambitious spirit. The film is an absorbing record of Hardison’s accomplishments and a rare contemplation on the life of a radical thinker. Executive Produced by Naomi Campbell. This is worth a look.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Hardison & Tcheng’s doc Invisible Beauty, direct from YouTube:
The fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent, and activist, shining a light on an untold chapter in the fight for racial diversity. From walking runway shows alongside Iman to discovering supermodels like Tyson Beckford and mentoring icons like Naomi Campbell, Hardison has been at the epicenter of major representational shifts in fashion. Catalyzing change requires continuous championing, and as the next generation takes the reins, Hardison reflects on her personal journey and the cost of being a pioneer. In tandem with Frédéric Tcheng (Halston, Dior and I), Bethann Hardison and her co-director trace her impact on fashion from runway shows in New York and Paris in the ’70s to roundtables about lack of racial diversity in the early 2000s. Invisible Beauty is directed by fashion filmmakers Bethann Hardison (directing her very first film) & Frédéric Tcheng (director of the docs Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, Dior and I, and Halston previously). It’s produced by Lisa Cortés. Magnolia Pictures will debut the Invisible Beauty doc in select US theaters starting September 15th, 2023 coming soon. For more info on it, visit the film’s official site. Interested?
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