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Yellow Fever
2012 • 0h 7m • ★ 7.6 (7 votes) Released
What does beauty look like? In this award-winning short, Kenyan filmmaker Ng’endo Mukii combines animation, performance, and experimental techniques to create a visually arresting and psychologically penetrating exploration of the insidious impact of Western beauty standards and media-created ideals on African women’s perceptions of themselves. From hair-straightening to skin-lightening, YELLOW FEVER unpacks the cultural and historical forces that have long made Black women uncomfortable, literally, in their own skin.
Director
Ng'endo Mukii
Writer
Ng'endo Mukii
Rating
7.6
Runtime
7 min
Top Billed Cast
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Keywords
racismskinwoman directorcolorismshort film
