Corporate Catfish

Documentary

Corporate Catfish

Directed By: Aliyah Jones
Synopsis

At the height of the job search grind, creative professional Aliyah Jones decided to try something radical: create a fake LinkedIn profile as a white woman. Same resume. Same experience. But what followed over the next 8 months revealed a sharp, uncomfortable truth: whiteness still opens doors in corporate America that Blackness cannot. Corporate Catfish is not just about one woman’s experiment; it’s about the shared reality of countless Black professionals who navigate code-switching, microaggressions, and systemic barriers every day just to survive, let alone thrive.

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Directed by

Aliyah Jones

This project was born from exhaustion. Exhaustion from being overlooked, underpaid, and underestimated. I wanted to prove what so many of us already know; that the corporate world doesn’t treat all resumes equally. But as Corporate Catfish gained traction, the messages started pouring in. People who felt seen for the first time. People who had been holding these stories in for years. That’s when I knew; this documentary couldn’t just be about me. It had to be about us. This film is my love letter to every Black professional who’s ever felt invisible in spaces they worked twice as hard to enter. It’s time to tell the truth; and tell it loudly.
Style & Format
Festival Official Selections
Identity & Perspective
Black Femme Stories
Topics
Resistance & Liberation

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