Real American Beauty | Episode 2 Long Island, NY

Beauty is the smile that comes from within. In a series directed by Liza Mandelup, we travel across America to explore the many faces of beauty. It’s prom time in Long Island, and everyone wants to look their best. But what does their best even look like? For this bunch of prom-obsessed schoolgirls it’s whatever their mothers tell them: perfect hair, perfect dress and perfect smile. After all, it’s not the girls who want to outdo one another; it’s their hyper competitive mothers, for whom prom is almost as big as a wedding. But the white-picket bliss of suburbia is starting to stir as more and more girls are beginning to question whether there is more to life than looking beautiful. Introducing the Class of 2015. Directed and filmed by Liza Mandelup Producer Lauren Cioffi Executive Producers Sean Dunne, Cass Greener Editor Danny Reams Music Fletcher Pontus Aleckson Featuring Ariel Lofaro, Ashley Dicks 2nd Unit Camera Kevin Hayden Additional Cinematography Lauren Cioffi Colorist Josh Brede @ Irving Harvey Sound Mix Matthew Polis Sound Edit Cody Ball Global Group Director of Film & Video Ravi Amaratunga Head of Video Jack Robinson Head of Creative Bunny Kinney Video Commissioning Editor Declan Higgins Production Manager Diane Tellarini Production Coordinator Tom Ivin Development Producer Kate Villevoye Creative Assistant Matthew Whitehouse Special Thanks Beauiful People Salon, Aqua Salon, Jess Romano, Scott and Sandra Mandelup Follow i-D: YouTube http://bit.ly/Subscrib