This looks like the makings of a very powerful documentary that's going to generate some serious discussion. The testimonies are heart-wrenching, and nearly all of us have seen or experienced it in our varied communities of african-descent on some level.
The only criticism, I have, what disturbs me, is that I didn't see any academic voices present. I really hope there are some historical and sociological voices to give some factual background on the dynamics behind this system of skin color bias. Personal testimonies of "house slaves vs field slaves" make good soundbites, but its very *bad* history that makes me cringe, if its left to be the sole statement on the matter. The skin color issues that people of African descent carry throughout the globe is a direct result of white supremacy--no softer or more easy way to put it. It's the near inevitable result of a global society set up on a basis of claimed "white hegemony" where "black" became the essential "other" that whites could define themselves against. We still carry it around with us today because it *never went away*---it still exists, and is entrenched heavily in our day to day society. Speaking that truth must be a part of addressing, solving and one day overcoming.
Dark Girls: Preview from Bradinn French on Vimeo.
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