Expired August 6, 2024 11:00 PM
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Tiny, intimate splinter stories from major metropolises, set against their local cityscapes. A timeout from the buzz of the big cities to sit with their inhabitants.


Content warning: Distressing scenes of pica (Ship of Fools)


Accessibility: Closed captions available


Thank you to our screening partner: SIFTMedia215 Collective


The Whites of Our Eyes is 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.

  • Runtime
    25 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Ghana
  • Premiere
    World
  • Social Media
  • Director
    Yaba Blay & Maame Adjei
  • Screenwriter
    Yaba Blay
  • Producer
    Yaba Blay, Maame Adjei
  • Executive Producer
    Yaba Blay, Imani Perry, Rakia Rahmeeka Reynolds, THE COMMUNITY
  • Cast
    Felix Kotey Amon, Aseda
  • Cinematographer
    Percy “Mutombo” Osei-Appiah
  • Editor
    Percy “Mutombo” Osei-Appiah
  • Production Design
    Maame Adjei
  • Composer
    Bondzie (M3NSA) Ansah