Black Barbie: A Documentary
| Black Barbie: A Documentary | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Lagueria Davis |
| Written by | Lagueria Davis |
| Produced by | Lagueria Davis Aaliyah Williams |
| Edited by | Heidi Zimmerman |
| Music by | Dara Taylor |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Black Barbie: A Documentary is a 2023 American documentary film about the creation of the first black Barbie doll in 1980.[2][3] The film is directed, written, and produced by Lagueria Davis. The film premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest film festival[4] and was released on Netflix on June 19, 2024.[1]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 27 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "It took 20 years for a Black Barbie doll to appear next to white ones on shelves; this inspiring and insightful documentary spotlights the women who persisted to make this possible."[5]
Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Davis deftly weaves together archival footage with informative graphics, clever use of Barbie dolls to illustrate certain points in anthropomorphic fashion, and interviews with historians, public figures and three Black women who were instrumental figures at Mattel and who are the heart and soul of this story."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "All the New Netflix Movies You Can Watch This Summer". Netflix Tudum (Press release). Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ León, Concepción de (2024-06-19). "'Black Barbie: A Documentary' Review: Becoming the Main Character". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "'Someone who looked like me': the women who created Black Barbie". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "'Black Barbie' Documentary Acquired by Netflix and Shondaland". Variety. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Black Barbie". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Roeper, Richard (2024-06-18). "'Black Barbie': Netflix doc collects insights about the importance of relatable dolls". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
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