| A Question of Color
A Question of Color traces "colorism" back to the sexual subjugation of black women by slave owners and the preferential treatment their mixed-race children received. The film is especially sensitive to the burdens borne by black women who often feel devalued by white standards of beauty. Disturbing scenes with teen-age rappers, a Harlem plastic surgeon, a television news anchor and a writer indicate the color problem is still very much with us, affecting employment, friendship and marriage. This unusually
sensitive film can help viewers examine the complex interplay between
racial identity, culture and self-image in society and within themselves.
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"An extraordinary
accomplishment... This documentary is unforgettable. I urge you to see
it." "Its sensible,
positive messages about self-acceptance in the face-off racism resonate
strongly." "Sandler's revelatory
exploration is certain to spark conversation and controversy." "A free-flowing
conversation within the extended family that is black America. Sandler's
tone, by itself, can begin healing the wounds it uncovers."
Producer/Director:
Kathe Sandler Video
Purchase: $195
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Question of Color is the first documentary to confront a painful
and long taboo subject: the disturbing feelings many African Americans
harbor about themselves and their appearance. African American filmmaker
Kathe Sandler digs into the often subconscious world of "color consciousness,"
a caste system based on how closely skin color, hair texture and facial
features conform to a European ideal.
