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Jodi Balfour
On Beauty

10 / 01 / 2025

Jodi Balfour
On Beauty

The actress and filmmaker reflects on navigating Hollywood’s toxic beauty standards, in the third episode of our On Beauty series.

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Jodi Balfour
On Beauty

The actress and filmmaker reflects on navigating Hollywood’s toxic beauty standards, in the third episode of our On Beauty series.

In episode 03. of our video series On Beauty, actress and filmmaker Jodi Balfour reflects on the moments she feels most connected to beauty: a breeze against her face, reading a great novel, or time spent in the natural world.

She speaks candidly about navigating the toxic beauty standards of Hollywood, and how she finds that the most beautiful people are unabashedly themselves.

Watch Episode 03. Jodi Balfour On Beauty here.

"I feel that beauty is about self-inquiry, and also about connecting to something greater than ourselves." — Jodi Balfour

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