CinemaOSMovie · 2012 · 0h 7m

Yellow Fever

76%(7)IMDbAnimationDocumentary

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.

Directed byNg'endo Mukii

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 7m
Language
EN
Released
September 1, 2012

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring

Fumy Opeyemi

Dancer

Chipo Kureya

Chipo Kureya

Dancer

Margaret Njeri Mereka

As Self (Voice)

Sam Nokuzola Moyo

Sam Nokuzola Moyo

Dancer

Abriani Njeri

As Self (Voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Ng'endo Mukii
Ng'endo Mukii
Written by
Ng'endo Mukii
Ng'endo Mukii

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