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Labia Cinematica presents Subjects of Desire

Black Healing Center

Montreal

April 15, 2026

7:00 PM

Free

English

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Subjects of Desire

Director Jennifer Holness
Run Time 103min
Genre Documentary
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Summary

In this powerful documentary, filmmaker Jennifer Holness takes an incisive look at why our society enforces such impossible and conflicting beauty standards on Black women. The treatment of Black Women in our culture is rarely given the attention it deserves, but Holness uses the 50th anniversary of the Miss Black America pageant as a jumping off point to explore everything from the media’s continued reinforcement of damaging and reductive archetypes to the recent explosion of cultural appropriation trends.

Featuring a variety of interviews with beauty experts, prominent Black women in the media, pageant contestants and more, Holness doesn’t hold back from exposing the harsh truths about the world we live in.

“Both critical and celebratory, Jennifer Holness’ packed and penetrating documentary Subjects of Desire provides a superb overview of how Black culture has influenced, and been influenced by, contemporary beauty ideals from Civil War times to #BlackGirlMagic and beyond.” – Jessica Kiang, Variety

Cast India Arie, Jully Black, Alexandra Germain

Ratings by Province or Territory

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Alberta
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British Columbia
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Manitoba
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New Brunswick
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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Nova Scotia
NR
Northwest Territories
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Nunavut
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Ontario
NR
Prince Edward Island
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Québec
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Saskatchewan
NR
Yukon

Event Primary Language

English

Event Details

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Apr
15
Labia Cinematica presents Subjects of Desire
7:00 PM – 9:30 pm, EDT
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Black Healing Center, 6282 St-Hubert Street, Montreal, QC, H2V 2G3
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