Ahead of the release of the film, the Ana Mendieta Estate sued Amazon Studios in federal court in Seattle, alleging that the film (which is was distributed by Amazon in the United States) draws too heavily on works by the late artist. Amazon "encouraged, assisted, induced, caused, and/or materially contributed to a vast number of actual or imminent copyright infringements" by way of images that evoke Mendieta's work, according to the suit. The estate demanded that Amazon Studios pay damages for using Mendieta's work without permission. Image permissions for Mendieta's work are only granted for art historical contexts such as academic journal articles and informational articles directly related to the artist's work and practice. Permissions are not granted for commercial reproductions. The suit specifically references the film's first trailer, released in June 2018. One image in the clip shows a pair of hands bound by rope, which the estate says is based on Mendieta's 1973 photograph "Rape Scene". The estate also cites an image of a bloody print of a body on a white sheet-a reference, it says, to Mendieta's 1978 photograph "Untitled: Silueta Series, Mexico". The estate sent Amazon a cease and desist letter. A second trailer for the film was released in August 2018, and it did not include the allegedly Mendieta-inspired shots, which Amazon Studios said were removed from the final cut of the film.

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