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A Perfect 14 explores the world of plus size models fighting to reshape the fashion industry and the beauty standards of society. The film follows the journeys of models Elly Mayday (Canada), Kerosene Deluxe (Netherlands) and Laura Wells (Australia) as they struggle against our culture’s distorted perception of body image. A Perfect 14 also questions the fashion industry leaders and pioneers in the world’s meccas and holds them accountable for their responsibility in size-based segregation.
Film Specifications
- Documentary Feature
- 1 hour 45 Minutes
- Canada/Australia/US
- Filmed in Canada/Australia /US
- Languages: English
- Awards: Author’s International Film Festival, Guadalajara, Mexico “Best Feature Documentary”
- Screening Dates – Thurs June 6
- Time – Red Carpet – 7pm Movie – 8pm
- Location – AMC Empire 25 Times Square
- Q&A with actors and production team included
Director Giovanna Morales Vargas
Giovanna Morales Vargas received her journalism degree at the University of Manizales in Colombia, where she is originally from, during which she took a film course which sparked her interest in writing films. She started her career at a very early age at CityTV Bogotá as a field producer, and then quickly advanced on to become a producers assistant. Her creativity, innovative ideas and desire for telling stories through visual art propelled her career forward with directing television promos for MuchMusic as a division of the TV station CityTV.
Giovanna took the decision of leaving her home country in order to find her path through the art of writing, which for her, implies the exploration of the world through personal experiences.
She visited New York, Boston, Toronto and finally found Vancouver as the place where pursuing her goals seemed so much more natural. While in Toronto she produced several short films and a feature. She wanted to learn more about the craft of editing and in Vancouver she went to film school after which she started editing short films and film trailers.
In 2018 Giovanna wrote and directed her first feature documentary film, A Perfect 14, which won for Best Documentary Feature award at the FIC AUTOR International Film Festival in Guadalajara Mexico. The film also won the Founder’s Award at its world premiere at the Miami Fashion Film Festival and has played in many festivals a
Director’s Statement
We’re very proud of our film about the world of plus-size models fighting to reshape the fashion industry and the beauty standards of society. This female directed film gives voice to the underrepresented women in today’s media and the fashion industry by showing the strength of having diversity in beauty.
This independent self-financed film has garnered considerable press from around the world such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post and the Washington Post. A Perfect 14 features famous models such as Liris Crosse (Project Runway First Plus Model Winner), Denise Bidot (First Plus Model to walk NY Fashion Week) and Jennie Runk (First Plus Model to appear in an H&M campaign).
We hope you enjoy this first ever award winning documentary made about Plus-Size Models.
Film Credits
- Giovanna Morales Vargas, Director
- Giovanna Morales Vargas, Writer
- James Earl O’Brien, Producer
- Elly Mayday, Key Cast
- Kerosene Deluxe, Key Cast
- Laura Wells . Key Cast
