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Subjects of Desire

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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.

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Nick Allen RogerEbert.com 03/22/2021
An eye-opening and often powerful analysis of the history of beauty with regards to Black women. Go to Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety 03/21/2021
A nimble, idea-packed doc that acts as an excellent primer on Blackness and the beauty ideal. Go to Full Review Shane Slater Awards Radar 12/30/2021
3/4
Subjects of Desire won't win any awards for groundbreaking style, but its interview-heavy approach proves effective. Go to Full Review LaNeysha Campbell But Why Tho? A Geek Community 05/17/2021
9/10
Subjects of Desire exemplifies black women's joy, unity, and empowerment in a relatable and inspirational way. Go to Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix 04/30/2021
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. Go to Full Review Carolyn Mauricette View From The Dark 04/29/2021
5/5
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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dave d 03/09/2022 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 See more Read all reviews
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Jennifer Holness

Director

Jennifer Holness

Writer

Jennifer Holness

Producer

Sudz Sutherland

Producer

Ricardo Diaz

Cinematographer

Iris Ng

Cinematographer

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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
Producer
Jennifer Holness, Sudz Sutherland
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