Kbela
Item
Title / Título (Original)
Kbela
Director
Release Date / Fecha de estreno
2015
Film Guide / Guía de película
Language / Idioma
Portuguese / portugués
Country / País
Description / Descripción
Hair is an important marker of black female identity. Many films have been made about 'nappy' hair, but this debut by Yasmin Thayná is among the best. This powerful visual essay is a form of resistance to invisibility and an audiovisual experience about being and becoming a black woman. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
"Until 2018, a Black woman had not directed a feature-length film for national distribution [in Brazil], yet Black female film directors have been active in the independent short-film space. Yasmin Thayná wrote and directed Kbela (2015), an experimental film that depicts Black women developing their identity and affirming themselves through accepting their hair texture. Kbela represents the challenges Black women face and their actions to overcome them, but it doesn't focus only on the individual." (Gillam, Reighan. Visualizing Black Lives: Ownership and Control in Afro-Brazilian Media. U of Illinois P, p. 84)
Category / Categoría
Subject Coverage / Tema
Cinematic Period / Periodo cinematográfico
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Collection
Citation
“Kbela,” Cinegogía, accessed April 26, 2024, https://cinegogia.omeka.net/items/show/757.