Synopsis:
This brash, inventive cartoon musical—a landmark of independent animation—satirizes Eurocentric beauty standards while celebrating the natural beauty of Black hair.
- Director:
- Ayoka Chenzira
- Year:
- 1984
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- Mixed media
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Ayoka Chenzira
- Animator:
- Ayoka Chenzira
- Script writer:
- Ayoka Chenzira
- Editors:
- Joseph Burton, Ayoka Chenzira
- Production:
- Women Make Movies (WMM)
- Distribution:
- Women Make Movies (WMM).
- Tags:
- Educational, Activism
- Audience:
- All audiences
- Language:
- English
- Website:
- ayokachenzira.com%20https
- Awards:
- National Film Preservation Board /2018/
- Submitted by:
- Ivona Barbaričová
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