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Good Hair DVD
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Good Hair DVD |
Starring | Chris Rock, Maya Angelou, Al Sharpton, Ice-T, Nia Long, | ||||
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Cushcity Price: | $22.99 | ||||
| Availability: | Ships immediately | |||||
| ISBN: | 0313981183 | |||||
| Yr Released: | Feb. 16, 2010 | |||||
| Studio: | Lion's Gate | |||||
| Run Time: | 90 minutes | |||||
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About This Film In the movie SCHOOL DAZE, Spike Lee staged a dance number in which two bands of African-American college students debated the merits of 'Straight and Nappy' hair in song, and now comedian Chris Rock and filmmaker Jeff Stilson have extended the conversation to a full-length film in this witty documentary with serious undertones. Rock says he was inspired to make the film when his young daughter asked him, 'Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?' and he and Stilson examine black America's obsession with their hair. They visit the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show, an annual trade show for the African-American haircare industry which includes fierce competitions among stylists from around the country and demonstrations of new hair products and techniques. Along the way, Rock also talks to a number of African-American luminaries about their hair issues (including Maya Angelou, Reverend Al Sharpton, Nia Long, Raven Symone, Ice-T, and Paul Mooney), researches the dangers of many common hair-straightening treatments, reveals the surprising expense of regular hair 'relaxing' and weaves, and ponders what the pursuit of straight hair says about African-American cultural identity. GOOD HAIR received its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. |
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