Yellow Fever

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.

Country:

Kenya,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Animation,

Documentary

Duration:

7 minutes

Year:

2012

Director:

Ng'endo Mukii

Cast:

Dancer

Dancer

As Self (Voice)

Dancer

As Self (Voice)

Crew:

Writer

Director

Sound Mixer

Cinematography

Music