{"id":151105,"date":"2021-03-19T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=151105"},"modified":"2021-03-29T11:38:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T15:38:18","slug":"sxsw-2021-subjects-of-desire-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/sxsw-2021-subjects-of-desire-review\/","title":{"rendered":"SXSW 2021: &#8216;Subjects of Desire&#8217; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Subjects of Desire<\/strong>, a feature documentary debut from Canadian writer\/director, <strong>Jennifer Holness,<\/strong> made its World Premier at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sxsw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021\u2019s SXSW Film Festival.<\/a> The film is a thought-provoking examination of the history of beauty and intersection of race and cultural standards of beauty. Educational and eye-opening, the doc dives deep into the appropriation of black beauty, the shift to embracing the black aesthetic, and the power behind it.   <span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">SXSW 2021: &#8216;Subjects of Desire&#8217; Review<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/subjects-of-desire-poster-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-151106\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion is led by many insightful and fascinating young women, against the backdrop of the Miss Black America Pageant.&nbsp; Included in the dialogue are several of the pageant\u2019s contestants, each celebrating and representing uniquely different images of blackness. From fuller figures, to fuller lips, natural hair, wigs and locks, to dark skin and light. And all of these ladies have three things in common \u2013 they are whip-smart, self-aware, and very much in love with the skin they are in.&nbsp; It is refreshing to see these young people discussing their opinions and experiences so eloquently.&nbsp; We often think of millennials as obsessed with their looks but these young ladies prove to be so much more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also weighing in on this powerful discussion are several well-versed academics, 2018&#8217;s Miss Black America Ryann Richardson and Afrocentric singer and four-time Grammy winner&nbsp;India.Arie, the author of the 2006 hit songs \u201cI Am Not My Hair\u201d and \u201cVideo.\u201d Both songs speak of the perception of black beauty in music videos, the media and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/subjects-of-desire-image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-151107\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The film\u2019s round-table discussions add voice to every black woman\u2019s experience and frustration moving through the world in brown skin. 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It will be a conversation-starter, aiding those of other races in understanding the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not the average girl from your video and I ain\u2019t built like a supermodel but I learned to love myself unconditionally because I am a queen.\u201d \u2013 India.Arie from the song \u201cVideo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong>\u00a0Ryann Richardson, Seraiah Nicole, Alex Germain, Brittany Lewis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong>\u00a0Jennifer Holness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer:<\/strong>\u00a0Jennifer Holness, Sudz Sutherland    <span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">SXSW 2021: &#8216;Subjects of Desire&#8217; Review<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Screenwriter:<\/strong> Jennifer Holness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cinematographer:<\/strong>\u00a0Iris Ng, Ricardo Diaz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:<\/strong>\u00a0Lawrence Jackman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#SubjectsofDesire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/03\/the-black-film-list-sxsw-winners-2021\/\">SXSW 2021 Winners \u2013 The blackfilm.com List<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subjects of Desire, a feature documentary debut from Canadian writer\/director, Jennifer Holness, made its World Premier at 2021\u2019s SXSW Film Festival. 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