Born with a rare facial abnormality, Laura’s journey follows a path of bullying, rejection, and insecurity–but her path eventually leads to a rewarding career and love. HEY BEAUTIFUL tenderly tells the story of science, suffering, and resilience and shares an unexpected and heart-warming love story. After over 40 surgeries to address her Hemifacial Microsomia, where half of her face was deformed at birth, to reconstruct her face, Laura met John. HEY BEAUTIFUL is not a simple portrait of human suffering - far from it. It’s the story of finding purpose and once-in-a-lifetime love we’ve come to believe only exists in movies. HEY BEAUTIFUL challenges viewers to examine the meaning of beauty and push back on societal standards, while also growing empathy for those born with facial abnormalities and other conditions leading to othering and isolation. It’s a reminder that beauty is skin deep and love is for everyone.
- Runtime00:54:55
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorLillian Glass
- ScreenwriterLillian Glass
- ProducerLillian Glass
- CastLaura Aiello Popp, John Popp, Robert Huizenga, Lillian Glass, Carole Lieberman, Christian Vercler, Henry Kawamoto, Stacey Honowitz, Tim Lynch, Christopher Bonner Holland, Tanya Valley, Bill Miller, Nanette McGill, Margarite Hanley, Steve Hanley, Ryan Aiello
Born with a rare facial abnormality, Laura’s journey follows a path of bullying, rejection, and insecurity–but her path eventually leads to a rewarding career and love. HEY BEAUTIFUL tenderly tells the story of science, suffering, and resilience and shares an unexpected and heart-warming love story. After over 40 surgeries to address her Hemifacial Microsomia, where half of her face was deformed at birth, to reconstruct her face, Laura met John. HEY BEAUTIFUL is not a simple portrait of human suffering - far from it. It’s the story of finding purpose and once-in-a-lifetime love we’ve come to believe only exists in movies. HEY BEAUTIFUL challenges viewers to examine the meaning of beauty and push back on societal standards, while also growing empathy for those born with facial abnormalities and other conditions leading to othering and isolation. It’s a reminder that beauty is skin deep and love is for everyone.
- Runtime00:54:55
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorLillian Glass
- ScreenwriterLillian Glass
- ProducerLillian Glass
- CastLaura Aiello Popp, John Popp, Robert Huizenga, Lillian Glass, Carole Lieberman, Christian Vercler, Henry Kawamoto, Stacey Honowitz, Tim Lynch, Christopher Bonner Holland, Tanya Valley, Bill Miller, Nanette McGill, Margarite Hanley, Steve Hanley, Ryan Aiello