Movies by Pietra Brettkelly
![Beauty Will Save the World](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lRTLcuWin2NiJZ91sLw4OFv7xnM.jpg)
Beauty Will Save the World
BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD charts the journey of 19 year old Tecca Zendik, a contestant in the Miss Net World contest, Libya's first every beauty competition. Colonel Muammar Qaddafi hosts this competition and the film includes extraordinary footage of the Colonel. Tecca's story reveals an incredible conclusion no-one could have guessed when private jests transported the beauties to the country feared by the West in the 1980's.
![A Flickering Truth](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/e1s1oJQfnD9Fj4JbToboIccXRaK.jpg)
A Flickering Truth
Afghanistan's film history might well have have been lost forever, if not for the brave custodians who risked their lives to conceal films from the Taliban regime. This is a chronicle of their attempts to preserve and restore thousands of hours of film.
The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins
A performance artist works tirelessly to fulfill her dream of adopting Sudanese twins, placing her marriage and career at risk in this documentary.
![Yellow Is Forbidden](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8MlFE1Ws2XFnDLc8Vn0tn7TDVvx.jpg)
Yellow Is Forbidden
Celebrated Chinese couturier Guo Pei is perhaps best known for designing the brilliant gold gown Rihanna wore to the Met Ball in 2015. But Guo’s quest to be recognized by the gatekeepers of Paris haute couture goes beyond the red carpet and taps into global power dynamics and the perpetual tension between art and commerce.