Yellow Fever

Yellow Fever

7.6

2012-09-01

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.

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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.

Released

2012-09-01

Runtime

7

Director

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Animation

Documentary

Language

English

Production

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    Fumy Opeyemi

    Fumy Opeyemi
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    Chipo Kureya

    Chipo Kureya
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    Margaret Njeri Mereka

    Margaret Njeri Mereka
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    Sam Nokuzola Moyo

    Sam Nokuzola Moyo
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    Abriani Njeri

    Abriani Njeri