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Afro Hair Rituals

New Creatives

A teenage girl visits her grandmother to get her Afro hair done

A teenage girl visits her grandmother to get her Afro hair done, something that takes hours and requires rituals filled with patience and care.

Drawing on her own experience, filmmaker Amber Akaunu captures an intimate moment that celebrates a central part of many black women鈥檚 lives.

New Creatives is supported by Arts Council England and 91热爆 Arts

Director 鈥� Amber Akaunu
Director of Photography 鈥� Nioofar Shaaifi
Producer 鈥� Barrington Paul Robinson

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10 June 2020

4 minutes

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