It also pays homage to artist Pipilotti Rist's video installation 'Ever Is Over All'. During the 'Hold Up' video, a smiling, laughing and dancing Beyoncé smashes store windows, cars and cameras with a baseball bat, representing Oshun's furious temper in a modern context. Donning a flowing yellow Roberto Cavalli dress, gold jewelry and bare feet, Beyoncé channels the orisha, or goddess, by appearing in an underwater dreamlike state before emerging from two large golden doors with water rushing past her and down the stairs. Oshun is often shown in yellow and surrounded by fresh water, and folktales of Oshun describe her malevolent temper and sinister smile when she has been wronged. In 'Hold Up', Beyoncé appears as Oshun, a Yoruba water goddess of female sensuality, love and fertility. The film also samples work by Malcolm X, specifically an excerpt from his speech 'Who Taught You to Hate Yourself', which is featured on the track 'Don't Hurt Yourself'.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy appears in home video footage at one point, as does Jay-Z's grandmother Hattie White, and Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles, who is shown with her second husband Richard Lawson on their wedding day in 2015. After 'Forward', a scene showcases a Mardi Gras Indian circling a dining table, paying homage to the culture of New Orleans, Louisiana. In 'Forward', the mothers of Trayvon Martin (Sybrina Fulton), Michael Brown (Lesley McFadden), and Eric Garner (Gwen Carr) are featured holding pictures of their deceased sons. It also features Ibeyi, Laolu Senbanjo, Amandla Stenberg, Quvenzhané Wallis, Chloe x Halle, Zendaya and Serena Williams. The film uses poetry and prose written by expatriate Somali poet Warsan Shire her poems which she adapted were 'The Unbearable Weight of Staying', 'Dear Moon', 'How to Wear Your Mother's Lipstick', 'Nail Technician as Palm Reader', and 'For Women Who Are Difficult to Love'.
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