Black Barbie: A Documentary (2023)
More than just a doll.
94 min
Discover the untold story of the first Black Barbie and the pivotal role three trailblazing women at Mattel had in creating a doll who looked like them.
- Release date
- June 19, 2024
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lagueria Davis as Self - Writer
- Lagueria Davis as Director
- Beulah Mae Mitchell as Self - Mattel Employee, 1955 -1999
- Maxine Waters as Self - U.S. Representative for California's 43rd District
- Shonda Rhimes as Self - Television Creator, Author & Barbie
- Amitis Motevalli as Self - Artist & Director at the William Grant Still Arts Center
- Patricia A. Turner as Self - UCLA Professor: African American Studies, World Arts & Culture
- Patricia A. Turner as Dance
- Bill Greening as Self - Principal Designer for Barbie Signature at Mattel
- Virginia Watson as Self - Black Barbie Collector
- Monica L. Bailey as Self - Community Coordinator & Storyteller
- Yolanda Hester as Self - Public Historian
Crew
- Lagueria Davis · Director
- Lagueria Davis · Writer
- Lagueria Davis · Producer
- Aaliyah Williams · Producer
- Dara Taylor · Composer
- Rita Baghdadi · Cinematographer
- Sara Garth · Cinematographer
- Heidi Zimmerman · Editor
- Fon Davis · Production designer