So far, between Kelly Oxford’s “Pink Skies Ahead” and Angel Kristi Williams’ “Really Love,” AFI Fest has delivered some incredible first-features from directors. Maya Cozier’s “She Paradise” is the newest addition to the team. From a narrative perspective, “She Paradise” reminds one of Numa Perrier’s “Jezebel.” Both films center themselves on young Black women who are liberated through their sexuality. In the case of “Jezebel,” it’s Tiffany (Tiffany Tenille) becoming a webcam model to support her cash-strapped family. With “She Paradise,” it’s the seventeen-year-old Sparkle (Onessa Nestor).

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