Filmed in five countries, with an unprecedented cast that includes Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Elle McPherson, Eva Herzigova, Carla Bruni, Helena Christensen, Veronica Webb, Lauren Hutton, Veruschka, Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Isaac Mizrahi, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, Mario Testino, Francesco Scavullo, John Casablancas and many more familiar faces, BEAUTOPIA is the first documentary of its kind to demystify the glamour of the modeling profession by drawing us into the personal struggles of young girls thrown into the cut-throat world of hero worship. BEAUTOPIA follows four teenagers: Petra Svabenksa, Susanne Hoppe, Sarah Cookson and Dana Douglas, as they leave home and on their attempt to become top supermodels. Director Katharina Otto-Bernstein masterfully deconstructs the glamour of the profession by exposing the business behind the beauty.
BEAUTOPIA
A film by Katharina Otto-Bernstein
CREW
Director/Writer : Katharina Otto-Bernstein
Producers: Katharina Otto-Bernstein
CAST
Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Elle McPherson, Eva Herzigova, Carla Bruni, Helena Christensen, Veronica Webb, Lauren Hutton, Veruschka, Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Isaac Mizrahi, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, Mario Testino, Francesco Scavullo, John Casablancas
FESTIVALS
Sundance (1998), Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Festival do Rio, Chicago International Film Festival, Doc Aviv, Tokyo Film Festival
AWARDS
Winner of the Silver Hugo Award for excellence in the field of social/political documentary at the Chicago International Film festival