(The Body Beautiful)

Content: This bold, stunning exploration of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter who embarks on a modeling career reveals the profound effects of body image and the strain of racial and sexual identity on their charged, intensely loving bond. At the heart of Onwurah’s brave excursion into her mother’s scorned sexuality is a provocative interweaving of memory and fantasy. The filmmaker plumbs the depths of maternal strength and daughterly devotion in an unforgettable tribute starring her real-life mother, Madge Onwurah.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

25 minutes

Year:

1991

Directors:

Ngozi Onwurah

Production companies:

BFI

Actors:

Narrator (voice) Mother/Herself

Narrator (voice) Daughter

The Daughter (as Sian Martin)

Young Man

Young Mother

Crews:

Sound Recordist

Boom Operator

Producer

Producer

Director