Light Girls (2015)

01/19/2015 (EN) • 1h 24m

Documentary, History

More stories. Different perspectives.

Overview

From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning filmmaker Bill Duke continues the conversation on colorism with Light Girls. Sharing the untold stories and experiences of lighter-skinned women, Light Girls dives deep into the discussion of skin color, preference, privilege, pain and prejudice. The documentary features interviews with Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien, Diahann Carroll, India Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Michaela Angela Davis, Kym Whitley, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and more.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

black perspective

black lives

black girls

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