FKA Twigs stars as Josephine Baker in new biopic
StudioCanal released the first image of FKA Twigs playing Josephine Baker at the American Film Market on Wednesday.
Official image reveals star transformation
The newly released still shows Twigs striking a playful pose atop a dining table. She wears a pink dress with beads and fringe while her hair forms close-cropped waves. The singer flashes a broad smile as she twists toward the audience in this shot. This visual captures her uncanny ability to transform into the Jazz Age icon for buyers.
Film covers rise and activism
Director Maïmouna Doucouré wrote the script with Olivier Lorelle to follow the subject's career path. The story details her move from St. Louis in 1906 to Paris in 1925. It also includes her efforts in aiding the French Resistance and subsequently supporting the American civil rights movement. Baker became the first Black woman inducted into France's Panthéon in 2021.
Family supports project launch
Baker's sons Jean-Claude Bouillon Baker and Brian Bouillon Baker support this production alongside the Rainbow Tribe. The multiracial family consists of twelve children she raised at her château in southwest France. StudioCanal handles worldwide sales while releasing the film theatrically in France, the U.K., Germany and Italy.
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