The mirror lied [electronic resource] / produced at USC School of Cinema & Television ; directed by Jennifer Haskin-O'Reggio.
1999
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Title
The mirror lied [electronic resource] / produced at USC School of Cinema & Television ; directed by Jennifer Haskin-O'Reggio.
Author
Haskin-O'Reggio, Jennifer.
Publication Details
New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1999.
Language
English
Language Note
This edition in English.
Description
1 online resource (28 min.).
Summary
How does a young African-American woman cope with the ideals of feminine beauty imposed by white society? This film shows the struggle of the filmmaker's fifteen-year-old sister, Jantre, to accept her appearance. Though she spends an hour each day trying to tame her unruly hair, she never feels attractive. She envies the white girls hair. When she asks for a wig for her birthday, her mother accuses her of not accepting her blackness. Jantre's mother grew up in the segregated South and says it took many years to accept herself. In a bold move to challenge her classmates standards, Jantre goes to school with her hair in its natural fullness. She finds it a liberating experience.
Note
Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
Audience
For High School; College; Adult audiences.
Available Note
Previously released as DVD.
Added Corporate Author
University of Southern California. School of Cinema-Television.
Series
Black studies in video
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