Keke Palmer Drops Inspiring Short Film ‘Big Boss’ Based On Overcoming Her Greatest Challenge

A new short film, helmed by Keke Palmer, premiered on Friday in honour of Women’s History Month.
The project, which is now available to watch exclusively on Amazon Music Unlimited, arrives as Palmer’s new single, “Standards”, becomes available to stream on all digital service providers worldwide.
“Big Boss” tells the story of “a young woman from Chicago [struggling] to make it in the unpredictable, callous, male-dominated music industry, only to realize the greater challenge was learning to trust her own instincts,” as per the official synopsis. “Written and directed by Keke Palmer, this is her true story of perseverance, self-love, impenetrable faith, and survival of spirit.”
In a clip from the short film, Palmer is heard saying, “We all have our hurdles, but this one I’m done with,” referring to overcoming “this inner narrative that tells you no matter how far I’ve come, I’m still not good enough.
The project, which is now available to watch exclusively on Amazon Music Unlimited, arrives as Palmer’s new single, “Standards”, becomes available to stream on all digital service providers worldwide.
“Big Boss” tells the story of “a young woman from Chicago [struggling] to make it in the unpredictable, callous, male-dominated music industry, only to realize the greater challenge was learning to trust her own instincts,” as per the official synopsis. “Written and directed by Keke Palmer, this is her true story of perseverance, self-love, impenetrable faith, and survival of spirit.”
In a clip from the short film, Palmer is heard saying, “We all have our hurdles, but this one I’m done with,” referring to overcoming “this inner narrative that tells you no matter how far I’ve come, I’m still not good enough.
- 3/25/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
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