| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file) (102 minutes) : .flv file, color, sound |
| Summary |
SUBJECTS OF DESIRE explores the cultural shift in North American beauty standards towards embracing Black female aesthetics and features while exposing the deliberate and often dangerous portrayals of Black women in the media. From society's new fixation on the 'booty', fuller lips, the dramatic rise of spray tanned skin, ethnic hairstyles, and athletic bodies, some argue that Black women are having a beauty moment. But others, primarily Black women, argue that traditional Black features and attributes are seen as more desirable when they are on White women. Told from the POV of women who aren't afraid to challenge conventional beauty standards, the film explores the positive and negative portrayals of Black women in media and asks what is the impact today? |
| Notes |
Produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates |
| Credits |
Narrator, Garvia Bailey ; Producer, Jennifer Holness ; producer, Sudz Sutherland ; directors of photography, Iris Ng, Ricardo Diaz ; editor, Lawrence Jackman ; music composer, A. "Teddi Jones" Tjernagel ; executive producer, Jane Jankovic |
| Performer |
India Arie, Jully Black, Rachel Dolezal, Amanda Parris, Dr. Cheryl Thompson, Dr. Carolyn West, Dr. Heather Widdows |
| Event |
Originally produced by Hungry Eyes Media in 2021 |
| Notes |
English dialogue; optional English closed captions |
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Description based on online resource; title from title frames (viewed February 28, 2024) |
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African Americans.
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Race.
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Women.
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Women's studies.
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Documentary films.
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Social sciences.
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Black or African American
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Racial Groups
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Women
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Social Sciences
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African American.
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women's studies.
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social sciences.
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race (group of people)
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women (female humans)
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African Americans
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Documentary films
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Race
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Social sciences
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Women
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Women's studies
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documentary film.
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Documentary films
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Holness, Jennifer, film director, producer.
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Sutherland, David, 1970- producer.
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Diaz, Ricardo, 1983- director of photography.
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Ng, Iris, director of photography.
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Jackman, Lawrence, editor.
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Jankovic, Jane, executive producer
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Bailey, Garvia, narrator
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India.Arie, onscreen participant.
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Black, Jully, onscreen participant.
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Dolezal, Rachel, 1977- onscreen participant.
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Parris, Amanda, onscreen participant.
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Thompson, Cheryl, 1977- onscreen participant.
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West, Carolyn M. (Carolyn Marie), onscreen participant.
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Widdows, Heather, 1972- onscreen participant.
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Telefilm Canada.
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Ontario Creates (Firm)
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Hungry Eyes Media (Firm), production company
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Kanopy (Firm), distribution company.
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