Basic Info
Release: September 01, 2012
Runtime: 7 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (7 votes)
Status: Released
Yellow Fever
2012
7 min
⭐ 7.6/10
7 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Animation
Documentary
Production Countries
- Kenya
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Fumy Opeyemi
Dancer
Chipo Kureya
Dancer
Margaret Njeri Mereka
As Self (Voice)
Sam Nokuzola Moyo
Dancer
Abriani Njeri
As Self (Voice)
Crew
Ng'endo Mukii
Director
Ng'endo Mukii
Writer
Kadialy Kouyate
Music
Alex MacNaughton
Cinematography
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