Tan France: Beauty and the Bleach

Tan France: Beauty and the Bleach

2022 · 60 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

When he was only 9-years-old Tan France tried to lighten his own skin with bleaching cream. He faces up to his own experiences in an attempt to explore perceptions of beauty, skin tone and colourism.

Directed by Ashok Prasad

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