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Black Debutantes: A Collection of Early Works by Black Women - Drylongso

  • BFI Southbank Belvedere Road London, England, SE1 8XT United Kingdom (map)

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Cauleen Smith’s monumental coming-of-age film centres the Black teenage girl as archivist.

Cauleen Smith presents a colourful and complex portrait of Black girlhood through photography student Pica. Armed with a best friend and polaroid camera, Pica takes it upon herself to take portraits of young Black men, believing her project to serve as their record of existence in the face of increasing violence in 1990s L.A.

Digital 4K (restoration)

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Black Debutantes: A Collection of Early Works by Black Women - Drylongso