Date Released: Thu, 18 August 2011 17:00 +0200

As part of its monthly documentary screening, the department of Political and International Studies is proud to present:

"Good Hair" by Chris Rock 

Date: Wednesday 24 August 2011

Venue: Eden Groove Red

Time: 6:30pm

Discussant: Joy Owen

ALL ARE WELCOME

According to Chris Rock, he was prompted to make the movie after his 5-year-old daughter Lola asked him, "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" During the film, Rock delves into the $9 billion black hair industry, and visits such places as beauty salons, barbershops, hair styling conventions and scientific laboratories (to learn the science behind chemical relaxers that straighten hair).Rock intended for the film to uphold a sense of seriousness, yet at the same time remain humorous. The movie features interviews from hair care industry businesspeople, stylists and their consumers, and celebrities such as Maya Angelou, Reverend Al Sharpton, Ice-T, Salt-n-Pepa, Nia Long, Paul Mooney, T-Pain, Raven-Symoné, KRS-One, Kerry Washington, Eve, Tracie Thoms, Lauren London, and Meagan Good as they discuss their own experiences with their hair, and how black hair is perceived in the black community. For more information on the film visit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m-4qxz08So/