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      Subjects of Desire

      2021 1h 43m Documentary List
      100% 9 Reviews Tomatometer Exploring the cultural shift in North American beauty standards toward embracing Black female aesthetics and features while exposing the deliberate and often dangerous portrayals of Black women in the media. Read More Read Less

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      Nick Allen RogerEbert.com An eye-opening and often powerful analysis of the history of beauty with regards to Black women. Mar 22, 2021 Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety A nimble, idea-packed doc that acts as an excellent primer on Blackness and the beauty ideal. Mar 21, 2021 Full Review Shane Slater Awards Radar Subjects of Desire won't win any awards for groundbreaking style, but its interview-heavy approach proves effective. Rated: 3/4 Dec 30, 2021 Full Review LaNeysha Campbell But Why Tho? A Geek Community Subjects of Desire exemplifies black women's joy, unity, and empowerment in a relatable and inspirational way. Rated: 9/10 May 17, 2021 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix The insightful documentary Subjects of Desire shows how Black women feel about the still-prevalent and damaging racism in how Black females are treated and perceived by beauty standards in American society. Apr 30, 2021 Full Review Carolyn Mauricette View From The Dark The award-winning Subjects of Desire is a brilliant exploration of Black women and the struggle we deal with to stand above the stereotypes and impossible standards. Rated: 5/5 Apr 29, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      dave d Subjects of Desire explores the cultural shift in North American beauty standards among many other ways we look at Black females.  The film shows how marginalized black females have been and goes into great detail to prove the point.  It's a necessary and eye-opening and potentially life-altering documentary that takes an open mind.  Cerebral and understanding at the same time, Jennifer Holness explores some of the tough subjects and does it brilliantly.  The film tends to go off course when it turns focus to Rachel Dolezal.  I found those parts to be less educational and more distracting.  Overall, this is a film that should challenge some stereotypes and hopefully break them!  Final Score: 8.6/10 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Exploring the cultural shift in North American beauty standards toward embracing Black female aesthetics and features while exposing the deliberate and often dangerous portrayals of Black women in the media.
      Director
      Jennifer Holness
      Screenwriter
      Jennifer Holness, Jennifer Holness
      Production Co
      Hungry Eyes Film & Television
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 18, 2022
      Runtime
      1h 43m