Fast Beauty – The unvarnished truth about cosmetics
Title: Fast Beauty – The unvarnished truth about cosmetics
Directed by
Nera Smiljanic, Anna Fein
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Duration: 29 mins
SYNOPSIS
Children work in Indian mines for our beauty. The torment behind our cosmetics is hardly known. Large corporations make money from it and hardly care about child labor and the consumer has no chance of recognizing whether it is a fair product or was produced under illegal circumstances. The film shows unknown insights into the cosmetics industry and shows solutions for the exploited children.
Directors’ Bio
Nera Smiljanic, Anna Fein
Nera Smiljanic is a freelance filmmaker based in Frankfurt, Germany. She works for the production company Cartagena from Mainz, which produces documentaries for the major public TV channels such as ARD and ZDF. Nera is particularly known for her sensitive and investigative style of journalism. She has already won several awards for her films and has recently become a young mother.
Director's Statement
Documentaries are my passion.
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