In this episode of Beauty Mark, hosts Rachel Hale and Jess Sanchez are in Tupelo, Mississippi to meet Melony Armstrong, a natural African hair braider who single-handedly transformed the hair-braiding business in her home state. Although the lengthy legal battles are in the past, Melony continues to fight to provide her community with skills that enable economic freedom - along with great braids. --------- Two women go on a quest to meet empowering women entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of the beauty industry. They will go beyond face value and explore what it takes to carve out a space within a billion dollar industry, and why it’s important. --------- Director - Chelsea McMullan Series Producer - Tammi Downey Producer - Alexandra Middleton Producer - Aleks Polakowska Executive Producer - Jason Ford Executive Producer - Jason Badal Host - Rachel Hale Host - Jessica Sanchez Merchant - Melony Armstrong (Naturally Speaking Salons) Editor - Maria Todorov-Topouzov Director of Photography - Maya Bankovic Casting Producer - Natalie Plourde Production & Post Production Supervisor - Michael Welfle Production Manager - Emma Fedderson Production Coordinator - Sarah Levinsky Camera Operator - Derek Howard Location Sound Recordist - Sara Labadie Assistant Editor - Kevin Luttman Series Graphic Design - Carolyn Figel --------- Camera Package Canon C300 Mark II - EF Mount Canon Cine Zooms CN-E 30-105mm T2.8
 Canon CN-E T1.5 - 20mm
 Canon CN-E T1.5 - 24mm
 Canon CN-E T1.5 - 35mm
 Canon CN-E T1.5 - 50mm Bolex Reflex Film Camera  Kodak VISION3 50D Color Negative Film #7203 Kodak VISION3 250D Color Negative Film 5207/7207 Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 Black and White Negative Film‎

2020 WEBBY AWARD - HONOREE - FASHION & BEAUTY
2020 TELLY AWARD - WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES

PRODUCTION NOTE:
We wanted to make a documentary series about female entrepreneurs taking back the historically male-dominated beauty industry. We teamed up with award winning documentary filmmaker Chelsea McMullan and tried to get as close to 100% female crew on this project. The result is a thought provoking and touching look at what it is really like to be a female business owner around the world.

BEAUTY MARK (2019)
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER


Executive Producer - Jason Ford

Director - Chelsea McMullan
Series Producer - Tammi Downey
Producer - Alexandra Middleton
Producer - Aleks Polakowska

Host - Rachel Hale
Host - Jessica Sanchez

Editor - Maria Todorov-Topouzov
Director of Photography - Maya Bankovic

Casting Producer - Natalie Plourde
Production & Post Production Supervisor - Michael Welfle
Production Manager - Emma Fedderson
Production Coordinator - Sarah Levinsky

Camera Operator - Derek Howard
Location Sound Recordist - Sara Labadie
Assistant Editor - Kevin Luttman
Series Graphic Design - Carolyn Figel