The Body Beautiful

Year: 1991

Runtime: 25 mins

Language: English

Director: Ngozi Onwurah

Drama

A bold film follows a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter launching a modeling career. It examines how body image, race and sexual identity shape their intense, loving bond. Weaving memory and fantasy, director Flora Onwurah explores strength and daughterly devotion, starring her real‑life mother Madge Onwurah.

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