Mark your calendars! On March 24, at 10 PM, POV will present the national broadcast premiere of the provocative documentary Girl Model on PBS (Check local listings).
Girl Model strips away the façade of the modeling industry by following two people whose lives intersect because of it. Ashley is a deeply conflicted American model scout, and 13-year-old Nadya, plucked from a remote Siberian village and promised a lucrative career in Japan, is her latest discovery. As the young girl searches for glamour and an escape from poverty, she confronts the harsh realities of a culture that worships youth — and an industry that makes perpetual childhood a globally traded commodity. An Official Selection of the 2011 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Winner, 2011 POV | Alpha Cine Award. Produced in association with American Documentary | POV.
You can watch the film now, before it airs on PBS stations, on PBS’s mobile apps. You can also catch the film online, for a limited time, starting Monday, March 25, 2013.
Additionally, and leading up to the broadcast premiere, POV will be hosting a Q&A with one of the filmmakers and a model featured in the film on Sunday, March 24 starting at 7PM ET. Be sure to visit the Girl Model website to take part in the chat, and also to learn more about the international modeling supply chain and U.S. modeling industry.
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