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#### PART 3:

34 x 25 x 36

#### PART 1:

Wet Dreams and False Images

#### PART 2:

The Guarantees

34 x 25 x 36 takes us into the inner workings of the Patina V Mannequin Factory in the City of Industry, Calif., where the artistry, craft and marketing that go into creating “the ideal woman of the moment” — in plastic — are accompanied by a remarkable amount of reflection on just what that ideal means (one thing it means is a 34” x 25” x 36” figure).
Patina V is a place where the owner will tell women (and then run for cover), “There are no perfect bodies out there. We make the perfect body.” And the chief designer harkens back to the roots of his craft not only in French 19th-century wax figures but also in the religious icons of medieval times.
-- PBS

"3 Stars -- Recommended Patina V makes what company owner Norman Glazer calls "the perfect body": female mannequins sized 34 x 25 x 36. In filmmaker Jesse Epstein's engaging and disquieting documentary short, viewers are taken on a brief tour of the Patina V factory..."
Patina V factory..."
Randy Pitman, Video Librarian
full review
"...examining issues of body image from quirky and revealing angles."
Cathy Fisher, P.O.V.
full review
"A look at some of the best short films from this year's SXSW Film Festival. The title of this fascinating documentary refers to the dimensions of the perfect woman, as defined by the owner of the Patina V mannequin factory in California... By turns informative, funny and unsettling, 34 x 25 x 36 is a 100% perfect documentary."
David Lowery, Spout Blog -- Reel Shorts
"Peering into an unseen world – a mannequin factory – where ‘people’ are made. It is not something we see very much. We really applaud Jesse for her work."
Roz Mita, Director of Mannakin TV
"Third film in in a series on body image by acclaimed director Jesse Epstein. This short film follows Wet Dreams and False Images and The Guarantee in probing societies perverse obsession with physical perfection. This time Jesse takes her camera into a mannequin factory to uncover the making of the “perfect woman”.
Not at all clinical or TLC-lite, the film mixes medias and utilizes a new hypnotic soundtrack heard on this YouTube version to create a lyrical meditation on the building process: including an interesting take by the manufacturer on the purpose of creating the unattainable."
Jason Sondhi, Nov. 18, 2009

National PBS Broadcast on P.O.V Winner – Luna Fest
Featured in the Youtube Screening Room
Over 1 million views in 4 days
SXSW Premiere
The Museum of Modern Art
Best short films of the season - Rooftop Films
Official Selection - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
True/False Documentary Film Festival
Mass MoCA Screening
Boston Independent Film Festival
Citizen Jane Women's Film Festival
Sarasota Film Festival
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Interfilm Berlin
Rene Lezard/ Berlin Fashion Week Screening

FILMS BY JESSE EPSTEIN

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## WET DREAMS AND FALSE IMAGES

## THE GUARANTEE

## 34 x 25 x 36