Crew
Nadine Valcin
Director
JK
Jennifer Kawaja
Producer
JS
Julia Sereny
Producer
KK
Karen King-Chigbo
Producer
JM
Jerry McIntosh
Producer
Cast
AB
Amuna Baraka-Clarke
VB
Vivian Barclay
MM
Markeisha McLaren
Black, Bold and Beautiful
199642m
Documentary
Afros, braids or corn-rows--hairstyles have always carried a social message, and few issues cause as many battles between Black parents and their daughters. To "relax" one's hair into straight tresses or to leave it "natural" inevitably raises questions of conformity and rebellion, pride and identity. Today trend-setting teens proudly reinvent themselves on a daily basis, while career women strive for the right "professional" image, and other women go "natural" as a symbol of comfort in their Blackness. Filmmaker Nadine Valcin meets a range of women as they reveal how their hairstyles relate to their lives and life choices.
