Directed by Ngozi Onwurah • 1988 • United Kingdom
Suffering the aggression of racial harassment, a young girl and her brother attempt to wash their skin white with scouring powder in this lyrical, starkly emotional testimony to the profound internalized effects of racism and the struggle for self-definition and pride.
Directed by Ngozi Onwurah • 1991 • United Kingdom
Starring Madge Onwurah, Brian Bovell, Maureen Douglass
This bold, stunning exploration of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter who embarks on a modeling career reveals the profound effects of body image and the...
Directed by Ngozi Onwurah • 1993 • United Kingdom
Inspired by a poem by Maya Angelou, AND STILL I RISE explores images of Black women in the media, offering a searing critique of the myths and stereotypes surrounding their sexuality as well as an empowering counterview.
Directed by Ngozi Onwurah • 1993 • United Kingdom
Ngozi Onwurah’s illuminating documentary follows two Nigerian women through their differing experiences of a traditional rite of passage. As part of an initiation ceremony known as Iria, young virgins spend five weeks in “fattening rooms,” wearin...
