Niaflix: A Special National Canadian Film Day Screening of Subjects of Desire

Join us for a special edition of Niaflix in celebration of Reel Canada’s National Canadian Film Day. This month, on April 15th at 7:30 PM, we’re embracing the theme Let’s Dream Together by screening the film, Subjects of Desire directed by Jennifer Holness.

Subjects of Desire is a 2022 documentary that explores the cultural shift in North American beauty standards towards embracing Black female aesthetics and features while exposing the deliberate and often dangerous portrayals of Black women in the media. Told from the POV of women who aren’t afraid to challenge conventional beauty standards, the film is partially set at the 50th Anniversary of the Miss Black America Pageant, a beauty pageant that was created as a political protest.

Stay after the screening for a talkback as we unpack the film and dream collectively. Come through. Take a seat. Dream with us.

Don’t forget to celebrate Canadian film with us on April 15th at 7:30 PM.

Tickets are available here.