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
Contents:
  • Skin Bleaching (2:37)
  • Light Skin Obsession (3:47)
  • Psychological Need (2:31)
  • Shades of Acceptance (2:26)
  • Perception of Skin Color (2:40)
  • Modeling Image (2:30)
  • Issue of Dark Skin (3:32)
  • Self-Perception (2:32)
  • Credits: Bleach My Skin White (0:24)