片单｜Viola Desmond Day

Jennifer Holness on Subjects Of Desire

欲望的主体 (2021)

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2021 / 加拿大 / 纪录片 / Jennifer Holness

On November 8, 1946, in a Nova Scotia movie theatre, Viola Desmond made a historic stand against racial segregation. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of her action and subsequent court case, as well as her barrier-breaking work as founder of the Desmond School of Beauty Culture, TIFF proudly presents a special advance screening of the award-winning documentary Subjects of Desire, followed by a conversation with director Jennifer Holness. This provocative and culturally significant film is told from the perspective of women who aren’t afraid to challenge conventional beauty standards, and is partially set around the 50th anniversary of the Miss Black America Pageant, which was created as a political protest against dominant standards upheld by the beauty pageant industry.