29 Jun 2020
How would you spend your last day on Earth?
This project takes its shape from a conversation recorded between Rachelle and Toby, a real couple, living in Brooklyn.
To Be Beautiful
The documentary explores issues of beauty and acceptance in a culture increasingly saturated with idealised and unattainable ideals of femininity. It is a story about the world of young girls in today's Latvia, based on conversations about girls' attitudes towards the world and their place in it.
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