Light Girls 9 years old

More stories. Different perspectives.

From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning filmmaker Bill Duke continues the conversation on colorism with Light Girls. Sharing the untold stories and experiences of lighter-skinned women, Light Girls dives deep into the discussion of skin color, preference, privilege, pain and prejudice. The documentary features interviews with Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien, Diahann Carroll, India Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Michaela Angela Davis, Kym Whitley, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and more.

Credits

Light Girls Cast

Name Character
Raven-Symoné She was 29, now 38 years old as Herself
Kym Whitley She was 53, now 62 years old as Herself
Diahann Carroll She was 79, 84 years old when she died as Herself
LisaRaye McCoy She was 48, now 57 years old as Herself
Salli Richardson-Whitfield She was 47, now 56 years old as Herself
Rolanda Watts She was 55, now 64 years old as Herself
Essence Atkins She was 42, now 52 years old as Herself
Tatyana Ali She was 35, now 45 years old as Herself
Wayne Brady He was 42, now 51 years old as Himself
Dondre Whitfield He was 45, now 54 years old as Himself
Chris Spencer He was 62, now 71 years old as Himself
Iyanla Vanzant She was 61, now 70 years old as Herself
Erica Hubbard She was 36, now 45 years old as Herself
Claudia Jordan She was 41, now 51 years old as Herself
Keke Wyatt She was 32, now 42 years old as Herself

Light Girls Crew

Name Department
Vasco Nunes as Cinematography. He was 40 (41) years old when He died Crew
Bill Duke as Director. He was 71 (now 81) years old Directing
Aimée Flaherty as Producer. Production
Light Girls poster
Light Girls (9 years)

More stories. Different perspectives.

  • Release day: Monday, January 19, 2015
  • Runtime: 84 minutes