
2000
Two Canadian women of Asian descent are contemplating eyelid surgery. Maria and Sharon, of Philippino and Korean heritage respectively, believe their looks–specifically their eyes–get in the way of how people see them. Layering their stories with pop culture references to beauty icons and supermodels, filmmaker Ann Shin looks at the pain that lies deep behind the desire for plastic surgery.

Maria Reba Estante
Self

Sharon Kim
Self

Omniprésence

Popular Science J-8-1

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

My Sister Shira

Deadly Experiments

Boobs

Be Water

Twenty One

Plastic Fantastic: Need for Perfection

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Desire for Beauty

The Man Who Lost His Face

Gen A: Do What You Love

I am Barbie

Two Pandemics

« Je ne suis pas chinetoque » : Histoire du racisme anti-asiatique

Killing America

Make Me Young: Youth Knows No Pain

Beauty Refugee

Louis Theroux: Under the Knife