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Yellow Fever

2012-09-01
7.6
en 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.

Writer

Ng'endo Mukii

Director

Ng'endo Mukii

Sound Mixer

James Hynes

Cinematography

Alex MacNaughton

Music

Kadialy Kouyate

Editor

Ng'endo Mukii

racism skin woman director colorism short film

Status

Released

Countries

  • Kenya
  • United Kingdom

Companies