Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê

(2010)

★ 10 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2010

Runtime: 20 мин

Country: Brazil, United States of America

Director: Carolina Moraes-Liu

Plot

Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê follows three women competing to be the carnival queen of Ilê Aiyê, a prominent and controversial Afro-Brazilian group with an all-black membership. The selection is based on Afro-centric notions of beauty, in counterpoint to prevailing standards of beauty in Brazil, a country famous for slim supermodels and plastic surgery. Contestants for the title of Ebony Goddess dress in flowing African-style garments, gracefully performing traditional Afro-Brazilian dances to songs praising the beauty of black women.