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Beauty Mark
Beauty Mark release poster
Directed by	Harris Doran
Screenplay by	Harris Doran
Produced by	Bridget Berger Penny Edmiston Harris Doran Corey Moosa Kiley Lane Parker
Starring	Auden Thornton Catherine Curtin Laura Bell Bundy Jeff Kober Madison Iseman Deirdre Lovejoy
Cinematography	Karina Silva
Edited by	Harris Doran Saira Haider
Music by	Ben Sollee
Production companies	Madison Square Films The Group Entertainment in association with Hideout Pictures
Distributed by	The Orchard
Release dates	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16) (Los Angeles Film Festival) May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22) (United States)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Beauty Mark is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Harris Doran. Inspired by true events, the film follows a poverty-stricken young mother who has to get money from a man from her abusive past in order to save her family. The film explores the interconnected themes of abuse, cycles of abuse, systemic poverty, addiction, and race.

The film won multiple awards including the Jury Prize for "Breakout Performance" for its star Auden Thornton at the Los Angeles Film Festival premiere, the Ultra Indie Film Award at Woodstock Film Festival for its director Harris Doran, and the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Austin Film Festival.

Plot

Set in the Portland area of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, the film follows Angie Simms (Auden Thornton), a poverty-stricken young mother taking care of her three-year-old son Trey (Jameson Fowler) and her alcoholic mother (Catherine Curtin). She works at a convenience store which Lorraine (Laura Bell Bundy), a dancer at a local club, frequents. Lorraine insists the men "ain't using me, I'm using them." Angie finds out the house her family is living in is condemned and they must move immediately. Out of options, she decides to try to sue Bruce (Jeff Kober) a man who abused her as a child, only to find out that at twenty-four, she is one year past the statute of limitations under Kentucky law.

She seeks help from Zachariah (Radney Foster) the father of a childhood friend, Pastor Hodges (Deirdre Lovejoy), Kaylee (Paten Hughes) a childhood acquaintance, and Pam (Madison Iseman) a girl a few years younger than she.

Cast

• Auden Thornton as Angie Simms
• Catherine Curtin as Ruth Ann Simms
• Laura Bell Bundy as Lorraine
• Jeff Kober as Bruce
• Madison Iseman as Pam
• Deirdre Lovejoy as Pastor Hodges
• Jameson Fowler as Trey
• Tim Morton as Wyatt
• Paten Hughes as Kaylee
• Ben Curtis as Billy
• Wynn Reichert as Ray
• Radney Foster as Zachariah
• Mike Schroerlucke as Inspector

Release

The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and was shown at Woodstock Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, Bahamas International Film Festival, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, SENE Film, Music & Art Festival. The film was acquired by The Orchard and released On Digital and On Demand May 22, 2018.

Critical reception

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Director Harris Doran was shortlisted for the Independent Spirit Awards Someone To Watch Award for his work on Beauty Mark. A day after its digital release, the film hit #14 on the iTunes Top Independent Film chart.

Ashley Judd said of the film, "Powerful film. Survivors must no longer be silent."

Awards and nominations

References

1. "Beauty Mark". beautymarkfilm.com.
2. "Beauty Mark (2017) - IMDb". IMDb.
3. "L.A. Film Festival competition lineups mix familiar faces with fresh discoveries". Los Angeles Times. 9 May 2017.
4. "Los Angeles Film Festival Unveils Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 June 2017.
5. "Fiercely Independent 2017 Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award Winners Announced".
6. "Austin Film Festival Announces Winners of 2017 Hiscox Audience & Courage Awards". 7 November 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Beauty Mark at IMDb
• Beauty Mark at Rotten Tomatoes

• 2017 films
• 2017 independent films
• American independent films
• Films about dysfunctional families
• Films about child abuse
• Films about child sexual abuse
• Films about poverty in the United States
• Films set in Louisville, Kentucky
• Films shot in Louisville, Kentucky
• American drama films
• 2017 directorial debut films
• 2010s English-language films
• 2010s American films
• English-language independent films