Documentary Shades

Documentary Shades

In India, Africa, China and even in The Netherlands a lot of people use fairness products to get a lighter skin tone. Being fair is equal to being beautiful or successful in business or relationships. On an individual level a lot of people suffer from this type of discrimination within their own ethnic community, and this is called ‘colorism’. We interviewed actress/director Nandita Das, India’s top model/fashion entrepreneur Nina Manuel, Miss India Holland & model Shareena Dwarka and dermatologist Henk Menke.