The Ritual to Beauty
Maria Marrone
Synopsis
A mixed media piece integrating the stylization of documentary and spoken word. Inspired by Shenny de Los Angeles’ one-woman show “What Happens to Brown Girls Who Never Learn How to Love Themselves Brown?”, this piece invites you to witness the meaning of beauty through three generations of Dominican women. The grandmother, the mother, and the daughter. In learning about the ritual to beauty that was passed down to each woman, there is a pain buried deep in the denial of their blackness. It is only through the secret voice in the water, that the daughter is able to release herself from a pain she’s been holding onto since she was born. By forgiving herself and the women before her, will she finally see just how beautiful she is when she’s free?
Official Selection BlackStar Film Festival 2022
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 14 min 7 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
- Shenny de Los Angeles, Maria Marrone
- Producer
- Shenny de Los Angeles, Maria Marrone
- Co-Producer
- Maria Marrone
- Executive Producer
- Shenny de Los Angeles
- Editor
- Maria Marrone
- Screenwriter
- Shenny de Los Angeles
- Director of Photography
- Maria Marrone
- Production Designer
- Shenny de Los Angeles, Maria Marrone
- Sound
- Jose Escobar
- Music
- Amyra Leon
- Principal Cast
- Marina Eugenia Belliard Rojas, Chenny Bright, Shenny de Los Angeles
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 25th January 2023
