Yellow Fever
September. 01,2012What 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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It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
Best movie of this year hands down!
Absolutely the worst movie.
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.