Regard Noir

Mar 21, 2021

1h 15m

★ 4.5

Overview

Across the world, from Paris to Los Angeles via the steps of the Cannes festival, actress and director Aïssa Maïga questions the way black women are represented on-screen and how diversity is promoted.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Zadig Productions

Nolita

Kanopee

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Cast

Self

Chiwetel Ejiofor

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Adèle Haenel

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Rokhaya Diallo

Self

Ava DuVernay

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Ryan Coogler

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Sharon Bialy

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9.0

Novena

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1.0

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

First Lap Crash

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9.0

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6.0

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0.0

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No overview available.

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