Black Barbie: A Documentary

Name: Black Barbie: A Documentary
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 19, 2024
Duration: 100 min

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 19, 2024 | Not Rated

Summary: 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,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?"… Expand

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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RogerEbert.com Carla Renata

Jun 20, 2024

Black Barbie: A Documentary is as elegant and enriching as the doll that inspired it. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jun 20, 2024

This is a deeply personal and introspective piece of work, with Davis telling us, “I hate dolls,” at the beginning of the journey, but eventually coming around to acknowledge and appreciate the importance of something as seemingly simple as a doll can be in the development, self-esteem and worldviews of impressionable young minds. Read full review

Concepción de León

Jun 20, 2024

On the surface, the documentary is about what led to the 1980 release of Black Barbie, but the issues it explores run much deeper: the harm of lacking a “social mirror,” the slow pace of progress and the tensions around darkening a white fictional character. Read full review

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