Hair is an important marker of black female identity. Many films have been made about ‘nappy’ hair, but this debut by Yasmin Thayná is among
the best. This powerful visual essay is a form of resistance to invisibility and an audiovisual experience about being and becoming a
black woman.
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About the everyday life of three students at a public university and the dilemmas of racial segregation in Brazilian society.
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Film details
- Productieland
- Brazil
- Jaar
- 2015
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2019
- Lengte
- 22'
- Medium/Formaat
- DCP
