| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (57 min.)) : sound, color |
| Summary |
It won't take long to fall in love with the subject of Painted Nails, Van Hoang, a Vietnamese nail salon owner who serves an ethnically diverse group of working class women with acrylic nails and intricate airbrush designs. Through the course of the film, Van unintentionally becomes a contemporary Norma Rae or Erin Brockovich. Painted Nails brings us unprecedented insight into the personal nature of the political movement to regulate one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. Major loopholes in the federal law dating back to 1938 allow the 50-billion-dollar cosmetics industry to put unlimited amounts of chemicals into personal care products with no required testing, monitoring of health effects, or labeling requirements. The salon Van owns with her husband feels like a second home, but she is hesitant for her daughter to spend time there, fearing the adverse effects of product chemicals. Van herself suffers from headaches, memory loss, and has had trouble bringing other pregnancies to term, but continues to work morning until night every day. Determined to make her salon a safer place, Van takes her story to Washington D.C. and becomes one of the first to testify for safe cosmetics in over 30 years. In front of the congressional and environmental protection agency staff and the opposing cosmetic industry, Van advocates for the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act with testimony marked by tears she fights to keep back. Replete with tender yet insightful moments, Painted Nails strips the polish from an issue that touches anyone who uses personal care products |
| Notes |
Originally produced by DigAll Media in 2016 |
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Streaming video file |
| Credits |
Directors and producers, Dianne Griffin, Erica Jordan ; camera, Monte Black ; editor, Erica Jordan ; associate producer, Nhung Hoang Pham |
| Performer |
Participants: Van Nguyen, Triet Dang, Tram Dang, Tri Dang |
| Notes |
Soundtrack in English and Vietnamese, with subtitles in English; closed-captioned |
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Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Kanopy, viewed March 30, 2020) |
| Subject |
Manicuring -- United States
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Manicuring -- Health aspects
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Manicuring -- Safety measures
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Manicuring -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Vietnamese -- Health and hygiene
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Vietnamese -- Medical care
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Beauty operators -- Health and hygiene
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Beauty operators -- Medical care
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Beauty shops -- Fume control -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Vietnamese Americans.
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Manicuring -- Law and legislation.
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Beauty operators -- Health and hygiene.
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Manicuring.
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Manicuring -- Health aspects.
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Vietnamese Americans.
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Vietnamese -- Health and hygiene.
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Vietnamese -- Medical care.
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United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Griffin, Dianne, film director, film producer
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Jordan, Erica, film director, film producer, editor of moving image work
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Kass, Sarah, screenwriter.
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Hennessey, Paula, screenwriter
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Hara, Susie (Screenwriter), screenwriter
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Black, Monte, cinematographer
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Pham, Nhung Hoang, film producer
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DigAll Media (Firm), publisher, production company
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Kanopy (Firm), film distributor.
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