Black Barbie: A Documentary
Based on the story of the director’s aunt, who spent most of her professional life at Mattel, Black Barbie skillfully and subtly examines the world's most famous doll in the context of race. The documentary perfectly complements Greta Gerwig's feature.
‘Black Barbie’ Review: Witty and Weighty Doc Dives Into the History of the 1980s Doll (Variety)
Lagueria Davis
Hailing from Forth Worth, Texas, the screenwriter and director studied the quite practical field of electrical engineering. Her first industry job was assisting on the production of Terrence Malick 's To the Wonder, and later worked on August: Osage County. Lagueria caught the cinematic bug and subsequently worked with writers on the The L Word seriesand made many pilots and short films. Black Barbie. A Documentary premiered at the SXSW festival.
Filmography
2015 Parking (short)
2017 The Exchange (TV Series)
2019 Light in Dark Places (short)
2023 Czarna Barbie / Black Barbie. A Documentary
Cast & Crew
