Top actor and entrepreneur Beverly Naya is set to premiere her documentary on colourism titled ‘Skin,’ which focuses and identifies beauty in all complexion shades, especially in blacks.
Skin is a feature documentary produced by Be Naya Limited, which involves various people ranging from school children, celebrities, beauty entrepreneurs, traders and many more people.
Spanning 80 minutes, Beverly believes the documentary is less restrictive and also non-fictional compared with a movie as it allows genuine expressions of participants. It also allows viewers a deep understanding of what it entails.
Speaking on colourism, Beverly says, “Colourism affects both women and men in African countries, but it has negatively influenced the beauty standards associated with a woman’s ability to find success.
“Furthermore, the number of women across Africa using bleaching products has increased with 77 percent of them being Nigerian.”
Skin will be premiered on Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Lagos. Speaking on the documentary sponsored by Nivea, Beverly says, “This documentary aims to inspire self-acceptance and self-love; it is about empowerment not judgment.”
Beverly’s movement on colourism started in 2014 when she launched the ‘Fifty Shades of Black’ campaign highlighting issues and insecurities surrounding skin complexion. Through the campaign, she has been able to inspire and empower a lot of people, especially young females who feel insecure about themselves for various reasons.
“The goal of the documentary is not just for people to watch it and think it’s an anti-bleaching documentary, it is to teach people about self-confidence, self-love and self-appreciation,” she says.
Speaking on the event, managing director, Beiersdorf, Godwin Harrison, says, “Nivea is proud to support this film as an extension of the budding partnership between Nivea and Beverly Naya, who continues to inspire millions of young women with her values of hard work and courage to succeed.
“As a company, we exist so people can feel good in their skin. We believe that everyone should love and care for their skin irrespective of its shade, and we invest a lot in research and innovation to offer the best products to meet the needs of our teeming consumers.”
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