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I Believe in Pink

I Believe in Pink

Victoria Thomas | Nigeria, United Kingdom | 2016 | 5' |

| IFFR 2018

In a thriving market on the Lagos mainland, John runs a thriving beauty business, making men beautiful by tattooing their lips pink. A customer who is undergoing the painful procedure narrates his desire to alter the colour of his lips, reflecting underlying masculine values of beauty.

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Film details

Countries of production: Nigeria, United Kingdom
Year: 2016
Festival edition: IFFR 2018
Length: 5'
Medium/Format: File
Language: English
Premiere status: None
Director: Victoria Thomas
Producer: Victoria Thomas
Sales / World rights holder: Victoria Thomas
Cinematography: Victoria Thomas
Editing: Victoria Thomas
Sound design: Freddie Nevison, Freddie Nevison