Donyale Luna, the primary mannequin of colour ever to be featured on the duvet of the British version of Vogue, and one of many first Black fashions to be featured on the covers of European vogue magazines basically, is getting the doc therapy. Nailah Jefferson has been tapped to direct the undertaking for HBO Documentary Movies. Deadline broke the information.
Born Peggy Anne Freeman, Luna — who hailed from Detroit — modeled for Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, and Paco Rabanne, amongst others. Her British Vogue cowl hit the stands in 1966. She had roles in a variety of movies, together with Andy Warhol’s “Camp,” “Fellini Satyricon,” and “Salomè.” She died of a drug overdose in 1979, aged 33.
“It’s a dream to inform the story of Donyale Luna — an iconic girl whose legacy and magic deserve celebration,” stated Jefferson. “Black girls’s historic contributions have typically been forgotten and distorted. I’m honored to have the chance to uplift Donyale’s story and eventually have fun her brilliance.”
The undertaking is the results of a joint initiative by American Black Movie Competition and manufacturing firm Lightbox that’s meant to “foster variety in documentary filmmaking, and uncover and assist rising African American directing expertise,” the supply particulars.
No phrase but on an anticipated launch date.
Jefferson beforehand helmed “Vanishing Pearls,” the story of an African American oyster fishing neighborhood preventing for justice within the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill. It was nominated for the Finest Documentary Characteristic Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance Movie Competition in 2014. Her different directing credit embody “Plaquemines,” which she additionally wrote, and docu brief “Descended from the Promised Land: The Legacy of Black Wall Avenue.”
Supply: Women And Hollywood