Project Detail

Beauty Is...

Name: Beauty Is...
Director: Toyin Agbetu
Genre: Black
Released: 2014
Duration: 122 mins 29 secs

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.

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Details

Year: 2014
Type of project: 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
Composer: Toyin Agbetu

Genre

Black

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The Ligali Organisation

Contact: Toyin Agbetu

toyin@ligali.org

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