Yellow Fever

Name: Yellow Fever
Genre: Animation, Documentary
Released: 01 Sep 2012
Rating: 7.60
Cast: Fumy Opeyemi, Chipo Kureya, Margaret Njeri Mereka, Sam Nokuzola Moyo, Abriani Njeri

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.

Year: 2012

Genre: Animation, Documentary

Studio:

Director: Ng'endo Mukii

Cast: Fumy Opeyemi, Chipo Kureya, Margaret Njeri Mereka, Sam Nokuzola Moyo, Abriani Njeri

Crew: Ng'endo Mukii (Director), Ng'endo Mukii (Writer), James Hynes (Sound Mixer), Kadialy Kouyate (Music), Alex MacNaughton (Cinematography), Ng'endo Mukii (Editor)

Runtime: 7 minutes

Release: Sep 01, 2012

IMDb: 7.60/10 by 7 users

Popularity: 1

Country: Kenya, United Kingdom

Language: English