Subjects of Desire is on Showmax
16 February 2023

Subjects of Desire (2021)

A top 10 audience favourite at HotDocs, Subjects of Desire is a timely documentary film that examines the cultural shift in North American beauty standards towards embracing Black female aesthetics and features.

Subjects of Desire is told from the point of view of women who aren’t afraid to challenge conventional beauty standards, featuring the likes of four-time Grammy winner India Arie, Canada's Queen of R&B Jully Black, and former Miss Black America winners like activist Brittany Lee Lewis and tech entrepreneur Ryann Richardson.

Subjects of Desire has a 100% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with RogerEbert.com saying it’s “an eye-opening and powerful analysis of the history of beauty with regards to Black women,” and Variety calling it, “An invigorating opportunity to showcase Black women negotiating their own terms of engagement with the beauty ideal.”

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