Afro Hair Rituals

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’s lives.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:
Duration:

4 minutes

Year:

2020

Director:

Amber Akaunu

Cast:
Abeni Sheen

Jada Oshikanlu

Crew:
Allan Campbell

Producer

Barrington Paul Robinson

Producer

Jen Bradfield

Producer

Amber Akaunu

Writer

Amber Akaunu

Director