A Girl like Me (2005)

Original title

A Girl Like Me

Directed by

Kiri Davis

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This seven-minute documentary explores how young African American women feel about skin color, hair, and facial features. It shows their personal experiences and the social pressures they face.

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What happens

A Girl like Me is a 2005 documentary by Kiri Davis. The seven-minute documentary examines such things as the importance of color, hair and facial features for young African American women. It won the Diversity Award at the 6th Annual Media That Matters film festival in New York City, and has received coverage on various American media sources, such as CNN, ABC, NPR. The documentary has been shown on HBO. The documentary was made as part of Reel Works Teen Filmmaking. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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