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Yellow Fever
AnimationDocumentary

YELLOW FEVER

20120h 7m7.6 TMDb

Directed by Ng'endo Mukii

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What does beauty look like? In this award-winning short, Kenyan filmmaker Ng’endo Mukii combines animation, performance, and experimental techniques to create a visually arresting and psychologically penetrating exploration of the insidious impact of Western beauty standards and media-created ideals on African women’s perceptions of themselves.

Cast

Fumy Opeyemi

Fumy Opeyemi

Dancer

Chipo Kureya

Chipo Kureya

Dancer

Margaret Njeri Mereka

Margaret Njeri Mereka

As Self (Voice)

Sam Nokuzola Moyo

Sam Nokuzola Moyo

Dancer

Abriani Njeri

Abriani Njeri

As Self (Voice)

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion6.5
Complexity6.2
Humor6.4
Realism9
Action5
Darkness5.4

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • people who enjoy learning through film
  • fans of imaginative animated filmmaking
  • viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • those looking for narrative fiction

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