My Bodies (2014): cast, story & where to watch
2014 · Film · ★ 9
Released in 2014, My Bodies is a notable film directed by Hannah Black, running about 4 minutes.
What it’s about. Closely cropped white men populate the video work My Bodies. Their faces slide like a corporate PowerPoint over grainy, noisy textures as a host of black women—Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé, Aaliyah, and Ciara, among others—sing variations on “my body.” They are tightly sampled, as if to arrive at some kind of median. One clip that zooms into the pores of a sweaty pink forehead recalls a robotic text-to-voice line from another work, “And my skin shines with white people’s problems.” Unlike the white men, culled from a Google image search for CEOs, blackness is only ever heard and never seen. The artist explains, “If you came back, would you choose to have the same body or not? Would you have the body of a woman again? Or a woman of color?”
How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, My Bodies sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch My Bodies page.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch My Bodies (2014)?
- Streaming, rental and purchase options for My Bodies change frequently. Check our where-to-watch page for the latest availability in your country.
- Is My Bodies worth watching?
- My Bodies holds an audience score of 9.0 out of 10. Most viewers rate it highly.
- When was My Bodies released?
- My Bodies was released in 2014, with a runtime of about 4 minutes.