Subjects of Desire

March. 17,2021      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Jully Black as  Self

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Reviews

AniInterview
2021/03/17

Sorry, this movie sucks

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Jenna Walter
2021/03/18

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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Jonah Abbott
2021/03/19

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Marva
2021/03/20

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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