"i am here to do the house shore or take care of the kids" the thing that hit me about this film is the condescendence Joana is treated with, in the middle of this white family who seems to have lost their colonist lifestyle in Dakar, directly addressing the effects of colonialism, racism, and post-colonial identity in Africa and Europe. These themes are highlighted through the recurring appearance of an African mask that Diouana gives to her employers on her first day of work at the house. They put the mask with other pieces of African Art and, later, the mask is hung on the white wall in the French couple's Senegalese apartment, alone. The mask has a different meaning.it's a deep study of latent racism, colonialism. it's also a juxtaposition of life in France and Africa for this African girl. when she was in Africa she wanted to be in France for the opportunity and when she arrived in France she regretted her freedom and found her self a victim of racism and modern soft slavery. Her life was more open in her hometown even with poverty while in France she was trapped between her room and the kitchen. for me, this movie is timeless because it tackles the white superiorité fantasy, modern racism, immigration, and the myth of inclusion in the occidental societies faced with opportunism and exploitation.
Review of Black Girl
