IFINE

A film by Adisa Septuri, Ebony Gilbert

DIRECTED BY

Adisa Septuri, Ebony Gilbert

WRITTEN BY

PRODUCED BY

Adisa Septuri, Ebony Gilbert, Alex Ivany

CAST

Musu Senessie, Bondu Kaingbanja, Fatmata Binta Jalloh, Abass Conteh, Fatmata Marrah, Jeneba Marrah, Masiray Mansaray

SYNOPSIS

Women bleach themselves and their children despite great health risks. Set in the Kono district of Sierra Leone, this docu-choreopoem captures the beauty of Blackness through the lens of the youth coming of age amid a skin bleaching epidemic.

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IFINE

DIRECTED BY: Adisa Septuri, Ebony Gilbert

PRODUCED BY: Adisa Septuri, Ebony Gilbert, Alex Ivany

CAST: Musu Senessie, Bondu Kaingbanja, Fatmata Binta Jalloh, Abass Conteh, Fatmata Marrah, Jeneba Marrah, Masiray Mansaray

SYNOPSIS:
Women bleach themselves and their children despite great health risks. Set in the Kono district of Sierra Leone, this docu-choreopoem captures the beauty of Blackness through the lens of the youth coming of age amid a skin bleaching epidemic.