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09 September 2013

Ng'endo Mukii’s animation/mixed-media film: Yellow Fever, about African women and skin bleaching

Ng'endo Mukii's animation/mixed-media film: Yellow Fever, about African women and skin bleaching.

In my film, I focus on African women’s self-image, through memories and interviews; using mixed media to describe this almost schizophrenic self-visualization that I and many others have grown up with.

The clip opens with an excerpt from the trailer of Yellow Fever, a film by Kenyan film-maker Ng'endo Mukii. She then talks about: what she has been doing as an animator; how the Eurocentric idea of beauty has led to skin bleaches and hair straighteners; the Colour Advantage of those with paler skin; her own childhood experiences as someone with paler skin; and the harmful nature of the chemicals used.

Text sources: thenge.com and YouTube

Image source: nmukii.wix.com

Link: Ng’endo Mukii (Director/Animator/Editor) http://nmukii.wix.com/art02 






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