Beauty Mark

Beauty Mark
	Beauty Mark release poster
Directed by	Harris Doran
Produced by	Bridget Berger; Penny Edmiston; Harris Doran; Corey Moosa; Kiley Lane Parker
Screenplay by	Harris Doran
Starring	Auden Thornton; Catherine Curtin; Laura Bell Bundy; Jeff Kober; Madison Iseman; Deirdre Lovejoy
Music by	Ben Sollee
Cinematography	Karina Silva
Edited by	Harris Doran; Saira Haider
Production; companies	Madison Square Films; The Group Entertainment; in association with Hideout Pictures
Distributed by	The Orchard
Release date	June 16, 2017 (Los Angeles Film Festival); May 22, 2018 (United States);
Running time	87 minutes[1]
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[2]
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[3] 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

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

Year	Ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result
2017	Los Angeles Film Festival[4]	Best Film	Beauty Mark	Nominated
	Los Angeles Film Festival[4]	Special Jury Prize: Breakout Performance	Auden Thornton	Won
	Woodstock Film Festival[5]	Best Ultra Indie Award	Harris Doran	Won
	Twin Cities Film Festival	Best Film	Beauty Mark	Nominated
	Twin Cities Film Festival	Best Actress	Auden Thornton	Nominated
	Austin Film Festival[6]	Audience Award: Narrative Feature	Beauty Mark	Won
	St. Louis International Film Festival	Emerging Director	Harris Doran	Nominated
	Bahamas International Film Festival	Best Film - New Visions Award	Beauty Mark	Nominated
2018	Annapolis Film Festival	Best Narrative Feature	Beauty Mark	Nominated
	San Luis Obispo International Film Festival	Best Feature Film	Beauty Mark	Won
	SENE Film, Music and Art Festival	Best Feature Film	Beauty Mark	Won
	SENE Film, Music and Art Festival	Best Actress	Auden Thornton	Won

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[1] "Beauty Mark". beautymarkfilm.com.

[2] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt4520924/

[3] ttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-2017-la-film-festival-competitions-20170509-story.html

[4] ttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/los-angeles-film-festival-2017-winners-list-1016123

[5] ttps://www.broadwayworld.com/central-new-york/article/Fiercely-Independent-2017-Woodstock-Film-Festival-Maverick-Award-Winners-Announced-20171015

[6] ttps://austinfilmfestival.com/press/press-releases/2017/11/07/austin-film-festival-announces-winners-of-2017-hiscox-insurance-audience-and-courage-awards-film-competition-and-script-competition-awards/