India, as a nation, has been specifically fixated with a fair complexion with regards to defining its beauty standards. The practice has reached unhealthy proportions in contemporary times, putting people under immense pressure to have a certain lightness of shade when it comes to their skin. Additionally, people who are fair-skinned and subscribe to this beauty standard, only further the discrimination against those with a darker skin tone.
The short film is an engagement with the same concern, drawing the viewer's attention to all the problems this entails. The manner it adopts to convey its message is by employing a virtual conversation between two people. Honest in its intentions, Is It F***? thus aims to do its bit to further the dialogue around our conventional and stereotypical ideas of beauty.
Read LessThe short film is an engagement with the same concern, drawing the viewer's attention to all the problems this entails. The manner it adopts to convey its message is by employing a virtual conversation between two people. Honest in its intentions, Is It F***? thus aims to do its bit to further the dialogue around our conventional and stereotypical ideas of beauty.
