It showcases the story behind the first Black Barbie. 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?" Hot Docs 2023 TIFF Bell Lightbox$Hot Docs 2023|很喜欢这样相对轻松的纪录片氛围,片子按照时间顺序记录Black Barbie的历史和故事,以及Black representation在产业内的进步。然而即便如此,40th anniversary的doll还是要被White设计,片子也用很无奈的方式回应了Mattel的不作为。第三章对小孩们的focus group足见Diversity带来的影响了,以及如何思考Matt...$#HotDocs2023#3.5.从Black Barbie历史入手讨论cultural racism and representation,导演虽然有insider connection (姑姑本身是美泰元老级员工),却也因为funding和疫情影响历时十二年才完成本片。某种意义上,影片前两个chapter已经算是详尽了记录Black Barbie的诞生和发展(Q&A时主创透露因为时长已经剪去更...$中规中矩的纪录片形式,看完很想问导演自己怎么看小美人鱼的事。