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.
Genre: Animation, Documentary
Stars: Fumy Opeyemi, Chipo Kureya, Margaret Njeri Mereka, Sam Nokuzola Moyo, Abriani Njeri
Crew: Ng'endo Mukii (Director), Ng'endo Mukii (Writer), Kadialy Kouyate (Music), Ng'endo Mukii (Editor), Alex MacNaughton (Cinematography), James Hynes (Sound Mixer)
Country: Kenya, United Kingdom
Language: English
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Runtime: 7 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 01, 2012
IMDb: 3.4
