Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:53:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://documentary.net/wp-content/themes/documentary/img/documentary-logo.png 337 17 Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. https://documentary.net/video/fashion-week-internationale-nigeria/ https://documentary.net/video/fashion-week-internationale-nigeria/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:26:16 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=4580

While taking part in the the butt shaking, catwalks, yachts, and glamour of Fashion Week in Lagos, we also get a better understanding of what it's like to be gay in a notoriously homophobic society - where same sex marriage is criminalized yet the fashionistas still claim that to get to the top in Nigerian society, you have to be gay. film by Vice]]>

While taking part in the the butt shaking, catwalks, yachts, and glamour of Fashion Week in Lagos, we also get a better understanding of what it's like to be gay in a notoriously homophobic society - where same sex marriage is criminalized yet the fashionistas still claim that to get to the top in Nigerian society, you have to be gay. film by Vice]]> https://documentary.net/video/fashion-week-internationale-nigeria/feed/ 1 https://documentary.net/video/the-colour-of-beauty/ https://documentary.net/video/the-colour-of-beauty/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 05:14:54 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=1310

Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive. But she’s a black model in a world where white women represent the standard of beauty. Agencies rarely hire black models. And when they do, they want them to look “like white girls dipped in chocolate.” The Colour of Beauty is a shocking short documentary that examines racism in the fashion industry. Is a black model less attractive to designers, casting directors and consumers? What is the colour of beauty? ]]>

Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive. But she’s a black model in a world where white women represent the standard of beauty. Agencies rarely hire black models. And when they do, they want them to look “like white girls dipped in chocolate.” The Colour of Beauty is a shocking short documentary that examines racism in the fashion industry. Is a black model less attractive to designers, casting directors and consumers? What is the colour of beauty? ]]> https://documentary.net/video/the-colour-of-beauty/feed/ 2