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Yellow Fever

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7.6/10 • 7

2012-09-010h 7m

AnimationDocumentary

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.

Directors
Ng'endo Mukii
Writters
Ng'endo Mukii
Editors
Ng'endo Mukii, Ng'endo Mukii

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  1. Fumy Opeyemi

    Fumy Opeyemi

    Dancer

  2. Chipo Kureya

    Chipo Kureya

    Dancer

  3. Margaret Njeri Mereka

    Margaret Njeri Mereka

    As Self (Voice)

  4. Sam Nokuzola Moyo

    Sam Nokuzola Moyo

    Dancer

  5. Abriani Njeri

    Abriani Njeri

    As Self (Voice)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
racismskinwoman directorcolorismshort film