This following text has been included in the UCB Media Resources Center Web site with the kind permission of the publishers. Produced by Les Blank. Blue ribbon, 1989. CINE Golden Eagle, 1988. The program successfully addresses issues of difference and offers fertile opportunities to extend the analysis into a number of sectors of life and culture.
Viewers learn history and mythology related to gap-toothedness in a light and engaging manner.
Gap-toothed women including singer Claudia Schmidt, actress Lauren Hutton, and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conner speak about social pressures, personal resilience, and a woman's inner beauty. The women we meet represent many races, ages, and vocations. Libraries of all types will be interested in this entertaining yet poignant tale. The program will delight general audiences from high school through adult, and can serve as a particularly appropriate stimulus when discussing women's issues, beauty, and differences. I would also view this as a resource for discussions of mortality and aging.