Black Self-Fashioning: The Debutantes
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Maysles Documentary Center, New York
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A coming-of-age portrait, THE DEBUTANTES follows the first group of Black debutantes in Canton, Ohio in a decade as they revive a traditional right of passage, while charting their own path forward.
Post-screening discussion with Contessa Gayles!
Contessa premiered THE DEBUTANTES (Xumo) at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival in documentary competition and her documentary short, FOUNDER GIRLS (BET), premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival,
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Black Self-Fashioning: The Debutantes
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Maysles Documentary Center, 343 Malcolm X Blvd/Lenox Avenue, bet. 127th and 128th Streets, New York, NY, 10027
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New York, NY 10027
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