My Nappy Roots- A Journey Through Black Hair-itage

Dir. Regina Kimbell/ 80min/USA/ 2006

The film and the filmmaker at the centre of  the controversy behind Chris Rock’s Good Hair.

A documentary that explores the politics, culture and history of African-American hair. The film reveals the significance and pride of African hairstyles prior to the first arrival of enslaved Africans to African Americans,  and to the modern establishment of black hair as a billion dollar industry.

My Nappy ROOTS tells its story largely through the voices people who were, and are, instrumental in the changes that have influenced the cultural images, aesthetics and behaviour of Black Americans.  Filmmakers Regina Kimbell and Jay Bluemke assemble a world-class line-up of celebrities such as Vivica A. Fox, Patti LaBelle, Ella Joyce and Malcolm-Jamal Warner to name a few.

Plus Q&A with director Regina Kimbell