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Directors: Jennifer Holness Actors:
India.Arie Jully Black Alexandra Germain Brittany Lee Lewis Seraiah Nicole Ryann Richardson Cheryl Thompson

Subjects of Desire 2021

103 minutes

Subjects of Desire is a thought provoking film that examines the cultural shift in beauty standards towards embracing (or appropriating) Black aesthetics and features, deconstructing what we understand about race and the power behind beauty.

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