The Whites of Our Eyes(2024)
25 min · Documentary · Directed by Maame Adjei, Yaba Blay
Released
A short documentary film that follows Dr. Yaba Blay as she returns to her familial homeland of Ghana to explore the relationships between beauty, bodies and b/Blackness. In addition to recreating the groundbreaking Clark Doll Test among schoolchildren, the film follows a young hustler as he prepares for his community’s annual harvest festival by bleaching his skin. Amid the ghosts of colonialism and the gods of whiteness, The Whites of Our Eyes questions ideas and ideals of beauty in contemporary Ghana.
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Where to watch
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in the US yet.
US release dates
- Premiere
- August 4, 2024