Bleach My Skin White / Darkling Productions LLC.

The media has a significant impact on the perception of skin color which can adversely affect self-esteem. On her journey to uncover the reasons why people bleach their skin, filmmaker Dami Akinnusi meets with experts in the field of dermatology, psychiatry and cultural history. As she follows a you...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Darkling Productions LLC (Production company)
Infobase (Film distributor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Darkling Productions LLC, [2005]
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Human skin color > Psychological aspects.
Human skin color > Social aspects.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (23 min., 7 sec.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
The media has a significant impact on the perception of skin color which can adversely affect self-esteem. On her journey to uncover the reasons why people bleach their skin, filmmaker Dami Akinnusi meets with experts in the field of dermatology, psychiatry and cultural history. As she follows a young woman lightening her skin, she asks why in the 21st century there is still a negative attitude towards darker skin and if growing globalization will make ethnic ambiguity the accepted norm.
Note:Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 15, 2015.
Electronic resource.
Interest Grade Level:
9 & up.
System Details:System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description (Infobase, October 1 2015).