Love her or hate her, almost everyone has a Barbie story. Even if they don’t have a story, there’s a story as to why they don’t have a story. In this film, we tell the story behind the first Black Barbie, because yes, she has a story too. It started with the filmmaker’s 83-year old aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell, and a seemingly simple question, “Why not make a Barbie that looks like me?”
=== Movie/Series Info ===
Movie: Black Barbie: A Documentary
Year: 2023
IMDb Rating: 5.7
Genres: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Lagueria Davis
Actors: Beulah Mae Mitchell / Kitty Black Perkins / Stacey McBride-Irby / Lagueria Davis / Patricia A. Turner / Virginia Watson / Amitis Motevalli / Pabboo Redfeather / Barbara Sanon / Stephen Mandela Sumner / Yolanda Hester / Billie J. Green / Julissa Calderon / Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins / Hayley Marie Norman / Shellie Lewis / Gabourey Sidibe / Rebecca Gross / Isis McKenzie Johnson / Nick Jones Jr. / DooWop Byrd / Mason Williams / Monica L. Bailey / Byronique Goodes / Aydrea Walden / Amirah Saafir / Brittany Jones / Antonya Jackson / Antwann Michael Simpkins / Yeshiva Davis / NaChelle Jackson / Kayden Jackson / Elizabeth June / Patricia Shivers / Raj Brown / Darlene Bunjako / Dustyn Bunjako / Ruby Cassimere / Kharlyn Hartsfield / Brylee Hsu / London Marie Redick-Walker / Ellison Perry / Azarias Pierre-Louis / Tahir Shabazz / London Starnes / Madison Tend / Janai Turner / Marilyn Valenzuela / Dylan Walker / Cali Williams / Myla Williams / Diana Doowop
Runtime: 94 min
Release Date: 19 Jun 2024 (USA)
Country: United States
Synopsis: Love her or hate her, almost everyone has a Barbie story. Even if they don’t have a story, there’s a story as to why they don’t have a story. In this film, we tell the story behind the first Black Barbie, because yes, she has a story too. It started with the filmmaker’s 83-year old aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell and a seemingly simple question, “Why not make a Barbie that looks like me?”
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