From law to lights, camera, action, Sauda Johnson-McNeal is redefining what it means to lead and love yourself out loud with her debut feature film. The powerhouse attorney-turned-filmmaker is making her debut with Love The Skin You’re In, a soul-stirring story that features familiar faces and spotlights healing, heritage, and hope.

Premiering Opening Night at the La Femme International Film Festival in Los Angeles, Love The Skin You’re In is inspired by McNeal’s own journey, explores family, caregiving, and the courage to choose self-love instead.

When Sauda Johnson McNeal first arrived at the University of Southern California to study theater, she envisioned a future shaped by storytelling, but not necessarily by law books or film sets. Yet today, the accomplished attorney is making he

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