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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.
Upon Black Barbie’s eventual release in 1980, it was clear Black Perkins’ design was the complete opposite of the Barbie people knew: full lips, wide nose, bold colors and a short afro.
That was 31 years after the first Barbie began her rise to becoming the most iconic, […] ‘Black Barbie’ Review: Witty and Weighty Doc Dives Into the History of the 1980s Doll Skip to main ...
Stunned by her aunt’s revelation, Davis listened as Mitchell explained how Kitty Black Perkins, the designer of the first Black Barbie, hired in 1976, and Stacey McBride-Irby, a Black Barbie ...
The trailer continues by exploring the long road to introducing the first non-white official "Barbie" in 1980. Through insiders' stories, the documentary examines the importance of representation ...
The doll's face sculpts would also continue to be used on African American versions of Barbie dolls, and for Barbie's black friends. Asha's face sculpt is notable for unofficially becoming the new face for Barbie's black friend Christie, as the face sculpt got used most frequently for Christie and African American versions of Barbie.
Comfort Arthur is a British-born Ghanaian animator, graphic designer, visual artist and editor. [1] She is best known for the animation works such as Black Barbie, The Cursed Ones and Children of the Mountain. [2]
“Black Barbie” highlights the 30th celebration of the doll that McBride-Irby oversaw in 2010. Perkins is working with Greening for a new collector Black Barbie to be released in 2025 for the ...