April SDARJ Book & Film Discussion
Founder, Dr. Aimee Wiest. Hosted at the Lewes Public Library
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Black Barbie
April 22nd will feature:
Black Barbie (film)
As a special opportunity, we have arranged to show the film one time, for free, at Cinema Art Theater, 17701 Dartmouth Drive, Lewes. The film will be shown in the JEMS theater, which seats 36 people. Seating will be first come, first served. until seats are filled. You can also view the film on Netflix.
From Wikipedia: On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 27 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website’s consensus reads: “It took 20 years for a Black Barbie doll to appear next to white ones on shelves; this inspiring and insightful documentary spotlights the women who persisted to make this possible.“
Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, “Davis deftly weaves together archival footage with informative graphics, clever use of Barbie dolls to illustrate certain points in anthropomorphic fashion, and interviews with historians, public figures and three Black women who were instrumental figures at Mattel and who are the heart and soul of this story.“
The books & films of the 2025 SDARJ Book & Film Series
View the books and films we’ve discussed in previous meetings.