Movie
Yellow Fever (2012)
Animation · Documentary
Story
What does beauty look like? In this award-winning short, Kenyan filmmaker Ng’endo Mukii combines animation, performance, and experimental techniques to create a visually arresting and psychologically penetrating exploration of the insidious impact of Western beauty standards and media-created ideals on African women’s perceptions of themselves. From hair-straightening to skin-lightening, YELLOW FEVER unpacks the cultural and historical forces that have long made Black women uncomfortable, literally, in their own skin.
Director: Ng'endo Mukii Starring: Fumy Opeyemi, Chipo Kureya, Margaret Njeri Mereka, Sam Nokuzola Moyo
Yellow Fever Cast
- Fumy Opeyemi as Dancer
- Chipo Kureya as Dancer
- Margaret Njeri Mereka as As Self (Voice)
- Sam Nokuzola Moyo as Dancer
- Abriani Njeri as As Self (Voice)