You Are Beautiful x Adidas

You Are Beautiful is a poetic, visually-driven short film that follows a series of intimate moments between young girls and the maternal figures in their lives. Each sits before a vanity while their hair is lovingly styled, capturing a universal childhood memory of care, affirmation, and becoming. Through soft gestures, shared reflections, and a single phrase spoken in gentle sincerity: “you are beautiful”, the film explores the emotional inheritance of girlhood. Ways that love is taught, remembered, and carried forward. In the final scene, all of the girls stand together in one frame, united, celebrating collective beauty, culture, and identity, showing that no matter where we come from, we learn who we are through the hands that first cared for us.

  • Vanesa Moreno
    Director
  • Evanelly Aguilar
    Director
  • Vanesa Moreno
    Writer
  • Evanelly Aguilar
    Writer
  • Selené Alvarez
    Producer
  • Stephanie Ortiz
    Key Cast
  • Yasmina H Elsayed Ahmed
    Key Cast
  • Kylee Banks
    Key Cast
  • Angelica Yeleshwarapu
    Key Cast
  • Natalia Moscoso
    Cinematographer
  • Gabby Salinardo
    1st A.C
  • Molly White
    2nd A.C
  • Natalia Delgado
    Camera PA
  • Xiana Posada
    BTS
  • Vicente Urquieta
    Gaffer
  • Christopher Alcaraz
    Key Grip
  • Anthony Wong
    Sound Mixer
  • Sarah Loranca
    Makeup Artist
  • Celia Rose
    Makeup Artist
  • Wendy Gonzalez
    Style Assist
  • Nicki Coyle
    Developing/Scanning
  • Chloe Bella Ward
    Production Assistant
  • Geetika Sharma
    Production Assistant
  • Janette Ponce
    Hair
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    spec, ad, short film, commercial, brand
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 23, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Arabic, English, Spanish, Urdu
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Vanesa Moreno, Evanelly Aguilar

Hailing from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and raised in Northern Virginia, Vanesa graduated with a BA in Cinema from VCUArts. Vanesa Moreno is freelance writer/director based in LA/NYC. Her work reflects a deep connection to analog film and international cinema. A graduate of VCUarts Cinema, she is passionate about telling stories that explore identity, the immigrant experience, and the complexity of human relationships. She has screened her past works at film festivals like NFFTY, Film Shortage, New Faces New Voices, The Bush Films, Tokyo Shorts and more. She was a semi-finalist for the Spotlight Dorado McDonald’s sponsorship program for her screenplay “Originality is Dead”.
Founder of Moños de mi Niñez, Evanelly Garcia creates pieces rooted in nostalgia and centered on feeling safe, beautiful and like a kid again. 🎀

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Director Statement

These characters embody the universality of girlhood while celebrating the distinct beauty of their cultures. Through them, we show how love, ritual, and affirmation are passed from elder to child across continents and languages.
Their presence on screen is a statement:
Representation is not just visual, it’s emotional. It’s legacy. It’s power.
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL is a love story.
Not about romance, but about the revolutionary act of learning to love yourself.
With Adidas, we bring this message to screens, streets, and every bedroom where a girl learns to say:
"I am enough."