Oscar-Winning Short Film!
G | 7min | Animation, Short, Comedy | 2019 (USA)
A black girl has dreams of all sorts of wonderful hair styles for herselfโฆ but her hair is a huge and unruly mess. Her father has no idea how to style the hairโฆand fails miserably. However, he eventually learns from a blog how to make his daughter beautiful.
Kickstarter campaign turned the childrenโs book into a short film
Matthew Cherryโs book, โHair Loveโ is a very sweet story. So sweet that a Kickstarter campaign was organized to turn the childrenโs book into a short film. Amazingly, they were able to get the services of Sony Picturesโฆ.hence the gorgeous animation in the short.
Directors: Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr.
Writer: Matthew A. Cherry
Star: Issa Rae