Yes, you read that right. Actress LisaRaye McCoy has joined the ranks of those calling the shots behind the camera, directing her first feature film, "Skinned," for the Atlanta-based production company Studio 11 Films.
More accurately, McCoy co-directed the film with Avery O. Williams, who is a professor at Morehouse College, and who also wrote the film’s script with co-producer Clarice Kulah.
As hinted by the title, the film addresses colorism within the black community, and centers on a young woman named Jolie, "whose insecurities about her skin color, misconception about beauty, and search for romance causes her to bleach her skin beyond recognition in an…
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