BrookeShields,’80siconandhouseholdname,wasachildmodelbeforeshecametoprominenceinLouisMalle’scontroversialfilmPrettyBabyatage12.WithaseriesofprovocativeCalvinKleinjeansadsandleadingrolesin1980steensploitationhitsTheBlueLagoonandEndlessLove,Shields’earlycareerwasdefinedbyasexualitythatshecouldneitherclaimnorcomprehend. Inthistwo-partdocumentary,directorLanaWilson(MissAmericana,2020SundanceFilmFestival)revealsShields’storythroughmediaappearancesandarchivalfootage,bringingfullcontexttothetimewhenShieldswascomingofageinpublic.WilsoncreatesspacefortheadultShieldstoshareherintelligence,vulnerability,andhumanitywhilereflectingonhercareerandlife,includinghercomplexrelationshipwithhermother,Teri,hermarriagetoAndreAgassi,andherownstruggleswithmotherhood.Honestandincisive,PrettyBaby:BrookeShieldscritiquesatoxiccultureandpowerstructurethatperpetuatesmisogynyandiscomplicitinthesexualizationandobjectificationofyounggirls.But,aboveall,ittellsthemovingstoryofBrookeShieldsdiscoveringandembracingherownidentityandagency.