Back to natural [dvd] / directed by Gillian Scott-Ward, Ph.D. ; produced by Gillian Scott-Ward, Ph.D., Dominic Ward ; executive producer, Marquis Smalls.
Format:
[dvd] /
Publisher:
Dreamscape Media,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
This disc is a burned DVD-R and may not play in some DVD players or drives. Interviewees: Tai Applewhite, Hameen Barnes, Kelly Bois, Amanda Cooke, Diane Da Costa [and many others].
Summary:
Documentary film that reveals the shocking truth about hair, politics, and racial identity in Black communities and beyond. Directed by New York City based clinical psychologist Gillian Scott-Ward, the film was inspired by the work she was doing in her clinical practice and her own drive to go natural. Back to Natural is a powerful call for healing that takes a grassroots approach to exploring the globalized policing of natural Black hair. Filmed in New York City, Philadelphia, Paris, And Cape Town, this documentary explores universal aspects of the Black experience and the "new" natural hair movement.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.