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Subjects of Desire (film)
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'Subjects of Desire' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Holness and released in 2021.Jennie Punter, [https://variety.com/2021/film/global/jennifer-holness-subjects-of-desire-hot-docs-1234965980/ "Producer-Director Jennifer Holness Subjects of Desire Opens Doors to New Doc Projects"]. 'Variety', May 4, 2021. Nominally jumping off from the 50th anniversary of the Miss Black America pageant in 2018, the film is an exploration of the relationship between African-American and Black Canadian society with the broader cultural concept of beauty standards.Jessica Kiang, [https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/subjects-of-desire-review-1234934325/ "Subjects of Desire Review: Smart, Wide-Ranging Investigation of Black Beauty Standards"]. 'Variety', March 21, 2021.
Figures appearing in the film include India Arie, Jully Black, Rachel Dolezal, Alexandra Germain, Brittany Lee Lewis, Seraiah Nicole, Ryann Richardson, Cheryl Thompson, Carolyn West and Heather Widdows.
The film premiered on the online platform of the SXSW festival on March 12, 2021, and had its Canadian premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in April.Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-features/hot-docs-2021-lineup-includes-films-from-yung-chang-jennifer-holness-theo-anthony "Hot Docs 2021 lineup includes films from Yung Chang, Jennifer Holness and Theo Anthony"]. 'Now', March 9, 2021.
The film was nominated for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award in 2021,[https://broadcastdialogue.com/tv-film-news-63/ "TV & Film News DGC reveals Discovery Award long list of emerging directors to watch"]. 'Broadcast Dialogue', September 23, 2021. and was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list.Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-and-features/tiff-announces-canadas-top-ten-for-2021 "TIFF announces Canadas Top Ten films of 2021"]. 'Now', December 6, 2021.
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