Film
A Gentle Magic
- 4PM
Skin-bleaching—an increasingly popular trend in South Africa and across the world—is both a multi-billion dollar industry and a contentious issue fraught with racial, historical, political, and public health implications. In this probing documentary, directors Tseliso Monaheng and Lerato Mbangeni interweave psychology, anthropology, and personal, first-hand testimonies to shed light on a complex cultural phenomenon that affects millions of people in South Africa alone.
Q&A with co-director Lerato Mbangeni
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