Beauty Is...
Caroline King-Gadekah | By Toyin Agbetu for Ligali
-
7. Judith Jacob (Actress) and Olive Aleakwe Cooper (Beauty Is Producer) | By Toyin Agbetu for Ligali
Synopsis
Beauty Is... the film by community educator and guerrilla film maker Toyin Agbetu asks ‘what is beauty?’ and examines the answer from a philosophical position through discussions on hair, skin shade, body image and character.
It's a serious, yet often humorous cross between Chris Rock's "Good Hair" and Bill Duke/D. Channsin Berry's "Dark Girls" documentaries with some sensitive Oprah styled interviews mixed in.
The film explores the risks posed by chemical straighteners and skin bleaching, it shares insights on conditions like Vitiligo and Alopecia whilst discussing the impact of biased media on children and personal relationships.
Backed by a global campaign to challenge governments and the pharmaceutical industry, this is edutainment that may just change your life. http://www.ligali.org/beautyis
Details
- Year
- 2014
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 122 mins 29 secs
- Format
- Digital
- Director
- Toyin Agbetu
- Producer
- Ligali
- Co-Producer
- Aleakwe Olive
- Editor
- Toyin Agbetu
- Screenwriter
- Toyin Agbetu, WigWam
- Music
- Toyin Agbetu
Genre
Production status
Complete
Please let us know if we need to make any amendments to this Film entry mailing us directly at
Last updated 15th April 2014
