1993 | United States | Experimental

operculum

  • English - 14 mins
  • Director | Tran, T. Kim-Trang
  • Writer | Tran T. Kim-Trang
  • Producer | Tran T. Kim-Trang

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The artist visits with seven cosmetic surgeons specializing in blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid creasing surgery) in the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills area for initial consultation sessions. The doctors demonstrate different reshaping options and comment upon the prevalence and success rates for different Asian nationalities while Tran presents statistics and facts in text that frame the consultations.

Cosmetic Surgery Blepharoplasty Medicalization of Race Experimental Film Asian American Femininity Body Modification Vision Identity Eye Surgery
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