Ifine (Beauty)
Africa Spotlight
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30m
Set in the Kono district of Sierra Leone, this documentary film captures the beauty of blackness through the lens of the youth coming of age amid a skin-bleaching epidemic.
Director: Adisa Septuri, Ebony Gilbert
Producer: Adisa Septuri, Ebony Gilbert
2022 | 30 min
Sierra Leone
Languages: Sierra Leone Creole
Subtitles: English
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/ifine-beauty/
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