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FEATURED MOVIE: GOOD HAIR
Movie Trailer | BlackTree Exclusive #1 | BlackTree Exclusive #2 | Interview with Chris Rock and Nia Long
Movie Trailer
A question from Chris Rocks daughter jumpstarted the making of
Good Hair, but the idea for a documentary about the culture of
black hair actually took root in Rocks head about 15 years ago
while doing a stand-up gig in Atlanta. He noticed his hotel was
packed with people, and everyone seemed to be there for the same
reason: the Bronner Bros. Hair Show. Hed never heard of it, but to
the over 100,000 attendees its a yearly tradition stretching back
to the early 50s, with hairstylists, barbers, and hair fanatics
from all over the world coming together to discover whats new,
best, and different in black hair care. It was a massive gathering,
and Rock couldnt believe what a passionate, colorful crowd they
were. In short, Rock discovered what a big crazy business black
hair was.
I've been around hairdressers my whole life, he says, but I'd never
seen anything like this it was just a whole another vibe. So 15
years ago, I had the idea this would make a great film. The idea
laid dormant until years later when Rocks daughter asked about her
bad hair. He was astonished. I tell my daughters I love them 70
times a day, he says. I hug them and I kiss them I'm that kind of
dad. To hear my daughter did not like something about herself when
I'm telling her she's beautiful every single minute of the day
really had me thinking about hair again.<>br
She was only five at the time, he continues, and she was already
having concerns about her hair shes already having hair envy. I
felt I needed to understand more deeply how these issues are
related: African-American women and their hair. And then I
remembered the idea for a documentary.
Exclusive Clip #1
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Exclusive Clip #2
Interview with Chris Rock and Nia Long
Comment
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Comment by DIVINE LADY on December 22, 2009 at 12:00pm -
that movie had me cracking up on some parts and some others i was in shock by some of the comments, how much weave cost etc....wow people I am happy he shined the light on that topic and got alot of people thinking about their priorities. My hair has been through the fire and back meaning.. hot combs, perm burns, braids, finga waves, weave down my butt, to bobs,and Aliyah was my girl back then so I had that style amongst others. I decided to transcend for that to locks (rites of passage) which i wore for 7yrs I cut them off last yr oct. Now I rock an afro and then I cutting it all off.... I am having fun with my beauty in lots of ways... I am A natural WOMAN. even i throw on a wig... i am still beautiful, my spirit is beautiful. peace
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Comment by benjamin kojo hayford jr. on November 4, 2009 at 5:42am -
coooooooooool!
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Comment by alex benson soler on October 26, 2009 at 4:22am -
nice sHow.................
yeyyeyeye
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Comment by Winston Nelson on October 17, 2009 at 3:51am
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That's the way love is. I respect the woman that loves her natural beauty and will not make herself anything less beautiful. I think black women need to become more creative in designing their own quoted nappy hair because for me as a descendant of the African race my hair days were always natural after Mom's put the hot comb experiment on me and really did a number on my grade of hair. Trying to be white all these years and these ladies will not admit it. That's okay because Chris you need to do a straight hair movie involving white women, and men. I think it is all the same, everyone is just not happy with who they are naturally. Thanks to the movies, and commercials in America and the rest of the world. Be yourself and no one else.
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Comment by Edith on October 9, 2009 at 10:57pm -
I remember how I sat there being brave with my scalp BURNING UP ! After that my hair was always very short, The kids teased me Saying that I looked like a boy. I started wearing a wig at the age of ten. Since then Iv'e done everything from shaving my head at nineteen to doing my own micros. Now its relaxed and color treated (and short)
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