Coming back to a new, and no doubt to be much talked about, documentary which Tambay profiled back in January (Here) by London based filmmaker Toyin Agbetu - Beauty Is…, which: “explores the topic of beauty from a Pan African perspective through a collection of candid personal and group interviews, touching on touchy issues like hair, skin, body image, relationships and character,” will finally have its first public screening.No doubt the film deals with an always controversial subject, but is now perfectly timed, considering the recent buzz about Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, and especially recent criticisms by her and others about that (obviously self...
- 4/3/2014
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
From London-based filmmaker Toyin Agbetu comes a feature-length documentary titled Beauty Is, which, according to the filmmaker's email to me, explores the topic of beauty from a Pan African perspective through a collection of candid personal and group interviews, touching on touchy issues like hair, skin, body image, relationships and character. Here's a little more: Beauty is... includes an assortment of short films and animations through which we also explore the impact of education and schooling, confidence in dating and relationships, and controversial topics like skin bleaching and 'light skin -- dark skin' preference. Beauty is... examines the nature of our...
- 1/7/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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