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Film Club: ‘Does It Matter What I Look Like When No One’s Watching?’ - The New York Times

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What is beauty now? How much do you care about your looks during the pandemic?

Does It Matter What I Look Like When No One’s Watching? is a four-minute film that touches on themes of beauty, sexism and self-understanding. It profiles the beauty guru and YouTube creator Ingrid Nilsen as she reflects on how life in quarantine has changed the way she thinks about makeup, appearance and the expectations placed on women in our society. In her exploration of her own relationship to appearance, she challenges women and herself to start asking whom the makeup is for — and to stop apologizing for how they look when their face is bare.

How has the coronavirus pandemic affected your dress, hair, makeup and beauty routines and rituals? Do you dress up for remote learning classes, get out of your pajamas for Zoom calls or wear makeup when going outside in your mask?

Like Ms. Nilsen, have you learned anything about how you see yourself, or how others see you? What other things have you learned about yourself during the pandemic?

Students

1. Watch the short film above. While you watch, you might take notes using our Film Club Double-Entry Journal (PDF) to help you remember specific moments.

2. After watching, think about these questions:

  • What moments in this film stood out for you? Why?

  • Were there any surprises? Anything that challenged what you know — or thought you knew?

  • What messages, emotions or ideas will you take away from this film? Why?

  • What questions do you still have?

  • What connections can you make between this film and your own life or experience? Why? Does this film remind you of anything else you’ve read or seen? If so, how and why?

3. An additional challenge | Respond to the essential question at the top of this post: What is beauty now? How much do you care about your looks during the pandemic?

4. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that opens on the right. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, although teachers of younger students are welcome to post what their students have to say.)

5. After you have posted, try reading back to see what others have said, then respond to someone else by posting another comment. Use the “Reply” button or the @ symbol to address that student directly.


More?

See all the films in this series.

Read our list of practical teaching ideas, along with responses from students and teachers, for how you can use these documentaries in the classroom.

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