The films shown at the film festival were very good. The two films I was most intrigued by were, What Beauty Beholds and Chocolate City. What Beauty Beholds, was about a college student who struggled with a value system based on skin color. She also struggled on finding what beauty meant. Her mother was African, struggling with her beauty. The mother used bleaching cream every day, in order to become lighter. The college student was very confused, when it came to beauty, and as to why her mother felt that, the lighter your skin, the better.
Chocolate City, was about the ongoing gentrification of Washington DC. The focus was on local women who continue to struggle to make their voices heard and keep their communities intact. It opened my eyes to what was happening in the black communities. They we're being forced out of their homes, so developers could build new, luxury condos for those who want the urban experience, yet beautiful homes. Basically, they were building these homes for whites. Watching this upset me. I felt, why should blacks be forced to move from the home they knew so well? What gives these developers the right to tear down their homes, and build homes for "outsiders"? These movies were great, and I am glad that I was able to experience this great film festival.
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