Pretty Ugly

A film about toxins hiding in our cosmetics

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When Will It Be Done?

September 29, 2021 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

Post-Production Update


Happy Fall! 

Here’s a quick update on PRETTY UGLY. We are pleased to share that we’ve completed the majority of film editing and are working diligently to tackle the remaining post-production steps needed to finalize the documentary. 

The biggest lesson in all of this: good things take time, and great things, even longer. The thrilling part is that we are ALMOST done. We can see the finish line from here and are chipping away one shot at a time, one soundbite at a time, to create a story worth watching. 

We stay motivated to complete this documentary, because we know it will inspire systems to change, empower and equip viewers, and mobilize individuals to make positive choices about their health. And healthier, happier people means a better world for all of us. 

We look forward to sharing the release date with you soon, and we thank you for your ongoing support and belief in this production. Until then, stay safe, healthy, and beautiful. 

With gratitude and grit,

Andrea and the PRETTY UGLY team ?

Filed Under: Advocacy and Outreach, Film Topics, Production Updates Tagged With: #Prettyuglythefilm, chemicals, documentary, Health and Beauty, Ingredients, Post-Production, Pretty Ugly, safety, screenings

We Surpassed our Goal and Succeed with Flying Colors!

October 8, 2020 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

We Did It!!

We raised 113% of our crowdfunding goal, surpassing our target by more than $1500! We were so excited to reach our full goal almost two days before the campaign even ended, and we were incredibly grateful that you continued to support us up to the final hours! On Wednesday at 12:15pm, we finished the campaign ecstatic, (slightly exhausted) and simply elated.

To celebrate, we made this fun infographic sharing a final snapshot of the campaign. ? Feel free to share it on social media and tag @prettyuglythefilm so all of your friends know how awesome you are and that you helped make the campaign a success! 

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Filed Under: Film Topics, Fundraising, Healthy Living, Production Updates Tagged With: almostdone, crowdfunding, fundraising, giveaways, Post-Production, screenings, Seed&Spark, success

Campaign Update: We are More Than Halfway There!

September 11, 2020 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

Thanks to YOU, We Surpassed 50% of Our Campaign Goal! 

As of last night, we reached 54% of our campaign goal for PRETTY UGLY! Thank you, incredibly generous contributors, for helping us get past the halfway point of our crowdfunding campaign! 

We have raised $6,450 (AMAZING!), and now we have 12 days left to raise $3,000 or more in order to keep these contributions, by meeting our 80% minimum fundraising goal. We are SO close to successfully completing this campaign!

Please be sure to share this email with your friends and loved ones so they can learn about the film and partner with us, receive awesome thank you gifts and be history-makers just like YOU!

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Filed Under: Film Topics, Fundraising, Healthy Living, Production Updates

Major Project Update!

August 20, 2020 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

We’re launching a crowdfunding campaign NEXT WEEK for PRETTY UGLY through the film crowdfunding platform Seed & Spark! We wanted to be sure to give you advanced notice before we go live next week since followers of our blog have been such a champion of the project.

We have an amazing campaign planned starting the very moment we launch on August 24th. We’re hosting a virtual, kick-off cocktail hour, going live on Instagram with cast members, showing behind-the-scenes clips of the film and so much more! 

WHY WE’RE CROWDFUNDING
We’re conducting this campaign to raise our LAST ROUND of support, which will cover expenses to complete and release the film, known as finishing funds. This includes costs to edit the film footage and color correct it, as well as editing and mixing the audio. We’re also running the campaign to expand our audience so that we have a wide network of viewers excited and ready to watch the completed film when we premiere it in early 2021.
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Filed Under: Advocacy and Outreach, Film Topics, Fundraising, Production Updates Tagged With: crowdfunding, documentary, finishing funds, fundraising, Post-Production, production updates, Seed&Spark

Our Awesome Updates!

June 19, 2020 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

We hope you are staying healthy and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re sending hugs, prayers and good vibes for a safe return to normalcy soon. During this time, we’ve stayed very busy making progress on the film. Here’s the latest: 

Our Latest Filming News

We journeyed up to New York to spend a day filming with LOLI Beauty founder Tina Hedges, whose products are organic, vegan, food-grade, sustainable, and Made in a Free World, ensuring no one is trafficked or exploited in their supply chain. Tina’s products are so clean, you can actually eat them! We had a blast with her as she shared all about her journey from big beauty executive working at two of the leading conventional beauty companies to now being a clean beauty alchemist, mixing her own magical products and sharing her formulas with the world. Check out pictures of Tina mixing ingredients just below!

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Filed Under: Advocacy and Outreach, Film Topics, Healthy Living, Production Updates, Regulation and Safety Tagged With: california, EWG, field production, lolibeauty, madesafe, new york, podcast interview, production updates, regulation, top toxins, toxins

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