Good Hair (film)
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| Directed by | Jeff Stilson |
| Produced by |
Jenny Hunter Kevin O'Donnell |
| Written by |
Lance Crouther Paul Marchand Chris Rock Chuck Sklar Jeff Stilson |
| Starring |
Chris Rock Nia Long Raven-Symoné Ice-T KRS-One T-Pain Paul Mooney Sarah Jones Kerry Washington Salli Richardson-Whitfield Lauren London Eve Melyssa Ford Salt-N-Pepa |
| Narrated by | Chris Rock |
| Music by | Marcus Miller |
| Cinematography | Cliff Charles Mark Henderson |
| Edited by |
Paul Marchand Greg Nash |
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| Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4,028,558 |
Good Hair is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Jeff Stilson and produced by Chris Rock Productions and HBO Films, starring and narrated by comedian Chris Rock. Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2009, Good Hair had a limited release to theaters in the United States by Roadside Attractions on October 9, 2009, and opened across the country on October 23.
The film focuses on the issue of how African-American women have perceived their hair and historically styled it. The film explores the current styling industry for black women, images of what is considered acceptable and desirable for African-American women's hair in the United States, and their relation to African American culture.
According to Rock, he was inspired to make the movie after his three-year-old daughter Lola asked him, "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" She has curly, wiry hair typical of many people of African descent. He realized she had already absorbed the perception among some blacks that curly hair was not "good".
Rock delves into the $9 billion black hair industry, and visits such places as beauty salons, barbershops, and hair styling conventions to explore popular approaches to styling. He visits scientific laboratories to learn the science behind chemical relaxers that straighten hair.
Rock intended to explore the topic seriously, but with humor. The movie features interviews from hair care industry businesspeople, stylists (Derek J, Jason Griggers and others) and their customers, and celebrities such as Ice-T, Nia Long, Paul Mooney, T-Pain, Raven-Symoné, Maya Angelou, KRS-One, Salt-n-Pepa, Kerry Washington, Eve, Reverend Al Sharpton, Andre Harrell, Tracie Thoms, Lauren London, and Meagan Good. These public figures discuss their experiences with their own hair, and the issue of how different types and characteristics of black hair are perceived in the black community.
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