How the First Black Barbie Was Born | Smithsonian
WEBJun 21, 2024 · Lagueria Davis has been working on her documentary, Black Barbie, since 2011. The idea came that year, when the filmmaker left Oklahoma—where she’d been studying—for Los Angeles.
Black Barbie Creator Kitty Black Perkins Shares Her Perspective
WEBJun 19, 2024 · More than a decade ago, filmmaker Lagueria Davis decided to spend the day visiting her aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell. As her aunt poured her a drink, she began telling Davis the story of how she...
Black Barbie Was the First Time Lagueria Davis Related to a Doll
WEBJun 19, 2024 · Then, in 1980 — 21 years after the inception of Barbie — two women at Mattel, filmmaker Lagueria Davis’ Aunt Beulah Mae Mitchell and Mattel designer Kitty Black Perkins, were asked what they wanted to see Barbie as, …
A Conversation with Lagueria Davis (BLACK BARBIE: A …
WEBJun 13, 2024 · Director Lagueria Davis premiered her debut feature-documentary Black Barbie: A Documentary, at SXSW 2023 (where I reviewed it). It follows the history of the first Black Barbie doll, starting with the hiring by Mattel of her own aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell, in 1955.
Black Barbie | A documentary about Black female representation …
WEBBlack Barbie: A Documentary Written & Directed by Lagueria Davis Produced by Aaliyah Willams
Black Barbie: A Documentary - Wikipedia
WEBBlack 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.
‘Black Barbie: A Documentary’ Review: Becoming the Main …
WEBJun 19, 2024 · A new Netflix documentary explores what led to the release of Black Barbie in 1980, both celebrating her existence and recognizing her limitations.
When was the first Black Barbie made? Later than you think, as …
WEBJun 25, 2024 · After 13 years of development, Davis has turned what she learned into a documentary about the history of Black Barbie. It starts in the early 60s, when Davis's aunt told Barbie's creator Ruth ...
Inside the Making of the 'Black Barbie' Documentary - Rolling Stone
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Davis frames the 90-minute documentary in three chapters, sprinkling in her personal perspective around Barbie’s humble beginnings and highlighting three hidden figures at Mattel who for more...
A Conversation with Filmmaker Lagueria Davis on Her Journey to ‘Black …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Her aunt’s stories about advocating for Black Barbie revealed the broader issues of representation in children’s toys. “She was like a one-woman revolution, pushing for that first Black Barbie,” Davis recounted with a chuckle.
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