Official trailer for Black high school prom documentary “Midnight in Paris”

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An exuberant portrait of adolescence on the verge of adulthood, Midnight in Paris follows a small group of teenagers in Flint, Michigan, during the lead-up to their senior prom-an event that has transcended the typical black-tie affair and become a rare communal opportunity to celebrate the achievements of its youth. The film looks at the

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[aspacecake]

Ouu, I will be watching this! Looks great!

I had a great time at my prom! My prom date was my best friend, who gave me a cute "promposal" by making me a cake, haha, and it was us just having a really nice night out with our group of friends. Can't complain on my partQ

[spoil]

This looks interesting! I'm gonna check it, thanks for the rec OP :)

No I didn't go to prom, I feel like I developed the depression that a lot of people start feeling in their 20's when I was 16 so most of high school was overwhelming sadness

[flyfingers7]

I watched a Vice doc about this same subject! But they were from Gary, Indiana.

ETA: I didn't go to prom. I hated myself in high school and kinda just shut myself away from stuff like that.

[cecilia_tallis]

Prom was overrated and such a waste of money, but I’m kind of glad I went so I didn’t have to later wonder what it was like

[ahkna]

This sounds cute.

I went to prom twice, once in grade 12 and once the next year when I went with my friends who graduated the next year. I didn't really enjoy either time. I'm really not someone who enjoys group rituals (I really only even had a wedding because my family wanted to come) so it was not my thing.

I just finished You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson, which is about a Black queer girl running for prom court so she can pay for university. It was super cute and touching.