White like the moon /

White like the moon /

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The fictional story of a 13 year old Mexican-American girl's struggle for identity when her mother forces her to bleach her skin white to fit into the Anglo society of San Antonio, Texas, in the late 1950s

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Goodnoff, Irv, 1948-2009 (director of photography), Khalil, Christel (Actor), Palmier, Marina Gonzalez (Screenwriter), Pierce, Richard (Film producer) (film produer), Remez, Jill (Actor), Snow, Mark (composer (expression))
Format:	Unknown
Language:	English
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : ArtMattan Productions, [2001?]
Subjects:	Mexican American youth > Drama Mexican Americans > Attitudes > Drama Mexican Americans > Ethnic identity > Drama Mexican Americans > Texas > San Antonio > Social conditions > Drama Skin > Bleaching > Drama Mexican American youth Mexican Americans > Attitudes Mexican Americans > Ethnic identity Mexican Americans > Social conditions Skin > Bleaching Texas > San Antonio Coming-of-age films Courts métrages Drama Fiction films Films de fiction Films de passage à l'âge adulte Independent films Short films

Description
Summary:	The fictional story of a 13 year old Mexican-American girl's struggle for identity when her mother forces her to bleach her skin white to fit into the Anglo society of San Antonio, Texas, in the late 1950s
Item Description:	Produced as a motion picture in 2001
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (23 minutes)) : sound, color
Production Credits:	Music, Mark Snow ; editor, Drake Silliman ; production design, Kristan Andrews ; costume design, Karen Murk ; director of photography, Irv Goodnoff
Access:	Restricted for use by site license