Film Focuses on Self-Image Among African-American Girls
Eating disorders and self-image issues are often associated upper-middle-class white girls. But a documentary film "The Souls of Black Girls" exposes the same struggles among African American girls.
Source: The News-Tribune (WA)
"[Filmmaker Daphne] Valerius said her own experience of growing up black and undergraduate research she did at St. John's University in New York were the foundation for her film. She wanted to examine who women of color reconcile their self-image with the images portrayed in today's media..."As a teenager, Valerius aspired to be a dancer for people like Janet Jackson, but never felt she was pretty enough. In her documentary, Valerius explores the inner conflicts that many black women endure as they question what image and standard they should be attempting to achieve.
Source: The News-Tribune (WA)
Labels: body_image, self-esteem
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