Documentary

Black Barbie

United States – 2023

Synopsis

This film looks at the intergenerational impact upon Mattel’s 1980 release of Black Barbie. Discussing how the absence of black images in the “social mirror” left Black girls with little other than White subjects for self-reflection and self-projection.

Through intimate access to a charismatic Mattel insider, Beulah Mae Mitchell, Black Barbie, delves into the cross section of merchandise and representation as black women strive to elevate their own voices and stories, refusing to be invisible.



    Details

  • Director

    Lagueria Davis

  • Cast

    Beulah Mae Mitchell
    Monica L. Bailey
    Kitty Black Perkins
    Raj Brown

  • Duration

    100 min.

  • Language

    English

  • Subtitles

    No subtitels

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