Although the 1966 film Black Girl is just a little over an hour long, but it is not one you will soon forget if ever.
Bleak and unflinching, the film confronts us with the horrors of postcolonialism and racism by depicting the objectification and dehumanisation of Diouana, a Senegalese woman who begins working for a well-off French couple. Her new home is strikingly different from what she is familiar with, and she feels incredibly isolated by the lack of consideration given by the couple or their friends for her humanity.
Sembène refuses to sugar coat the matters at hand, depicting various key events in Diouana’s new life where she is forced to confront prejudice. It took many years for Black Girl to be recognised for its moving and harrowing qualities, but really, this is essential viewing that acts as a harsh reminder of the irreversible damages of colonialism in France.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=emT7aBbp3zE&t=122s&pp=2AF6kAIBygUKQmxhY2s…
