Inside the Beauty Bubble

WRITERS/DIRS/PRODS: Cheryl Bookout, Cheri Gaulke

Inside the Beauty Bubble is a short documentary film about a flamboyant and renowned collector of hair artifacts fighting to keep his desert dreams alive. The Beauty Bubble Salon & Museum in Joshua Tree is the magical and kitsch-filled brainchild of Jeff Hafler.

Our film covers a year in the life of Jeff and his roadside attraction as they face a year of lockdowns, protests and massive societal change. It is a film about family, fabulousness and folk art, a film that reminds us it’s sometimes the strong people on the margins that hold a community together.