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GHETTS – BLACK ROSE ft. KOJEY RADICAL

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Directed by Netti Hurley

An ode to black female beauty

ā€˜Black Roseā€™ is an anthem for intersectional feminism from grime artist Ghetts, and ruminates on the rapperā€™s hopes and fears of raising his daughter in a society that regularly neglects women of colour. Paired with black and white imagery from London director Netti Hurley, the video is a hard-hitting exploration of black womanhood and representation, opening with the rapper’s young daughter asking, ā€œDaddy, how come thereā€™s no dolls that look like me in the shop?ā€ Ghettsā€™ lyrics weave social commentary and personal experience, focussing on colourism and hyper-sexualisation of black women in the media, and delivers a moving message of black and female empowerment.  

ā€˜Inspired by the work of famous black female artists such as Carrie Mae Weems, Lorna Simpson and the poetry of Maya Angelou, this film is an ode to black female beauty in every sense,ā€™ says Hurley.

What Is Beauty…

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Directed by Anna Ginsburg

Animation examining the changing, yet never-ending pressure on women to conform

Anna Ginsburg has created a beautiful animated look at the evolution of the female body and itā€™s perceptions over the last 30,000 years. Released on International Womenā€™s Day and commissioned by CNN to launch their global series on beauty, the film is an examination of the changing (but never ending) pressures on women to conform to body shape ideals.

The flowing animation begins in 28,000 BC, morphing between sculptures of Fertility Goddesses through ancient Egyptian views of perception and then through the ages; The Bronze Age, Ancient Greek, the Renaissance and beyond. The shapes are constantly shrinking and stretching, As the modern era is reached, the female body is seen through technology, becoming painfully and dangerously distorted. Film ends with a message to reject the unattainable, often impossible and dangerous ideals imposed on women.

Anna Ginsburg

Anna Ginsburg, is an animator and director living in London.