Black Barbie: A Documentary
1 HOUR 40 MINS
Documentary
The story of the first Black Barbie begins when the filmmaker’s 83-year-old aunt asks, “Why not make a Barbie that looks like me?”
Cast & Crew
Lagueria Davis Director
Lagueria Davis Writer
Lagueria Davis Producer
Aaliyah Williams Producer
Milan Chakraborty Executive Producer
Camilla Hall Executive Producer
Grace Lay Executive Producer
Sumalee Montano Executive Producer
Jyoti Sarda Executive Producer
Heidi Zimmerman Film Editing
Esin Aydingoz Original Music
Rita Baghdadi Cinematography
Sara Garth Cinematography
Fon Davis Production Design
Noah Kinsey Production Manager
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Matt Roush says...
When a Black employee at Mattel asked the company’s co-founder Ruth Handler, “Why don’t we make a Barbie that looks like me?,” the stage was set for a breakthrough in representation resulting in the first Barbie of color in 1980. Black Barbie broadens out from the stories of three Black women within Mattel to reveal the history of Black dolls and the significance of children seeing themselves in the toys and dolls of their playtime.
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