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Black Barbie: A Documentary is a 2023 American documentary film about the creation of the first black Barbie doll in 1980. [2] [3] The film is directed, written, and produced by Lagueria Davis. The film premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest film festival [4] and was released on Netflix on June 19, 2024. [1]
With Lagueria Davis, Beulah Mae Mitchell, Maxine Waters, Shonda Rhimes. Tracing the origin of the first Black Barbie doll to the filmmaker's aunt, who asked why Barbie couldn't look like her, this documentary explores her quest for representation and diversity.
Discover the untold story of the first Black Barbie and the pivotal role three trailblazing women at Mattel had in creating a doll who looked like them. Watch trailers & learn more.
4 cze 2024 · Black Barbie celebrates the momentous impact three Black women at Mattel had on the evolution of the Barbie brand as we know it. Through these charismatic insiders’ stories, the documentary ...
19 cze 2024 · A new Netflix documentary explores what led to the release of Black Barbie in 1980, both celebrating her existence and recognizing her limitations.
Black Barbie | A documentary about Black female representation through the history of Barbie. Our documentary celebrates the momentous impact three Black women at Mattel had on the evolution of the Barbie brand as we know it.
The film juxtaposes the legacy of three Black women who blazed new trails at Mattel with the stories of a select group of Black women memorialized by Barbie dolls made in their image, all while highlighting celebrity and fan reflections on the impact of this iconic doll.
