Yellow Fever (2012)

• Animation
• Documentary

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.

Rating

7.6 / 10 (7 votes)

Release date

September 1, 2012

Runtime

7m

Language

English

Director

Ng'endo Mukii

Status

Released