Chris rock is actually a very good presenter and didnt hog all the limelight as might be expected, and the whole film was absolutely fascinating following religious ritual in india where they shave their heads, right through processing of hair pieces. He visits bronner brothers annual hair convention in atlanta. So chris set out to do something hes never done beforea documentary. When one of chris rock s young daughters asked him an innocent question about having good hair, the comedian probably had no idea just how complicated the answer would be. Good hair is a 2009 american documentary film directed by jeff stilson and produced by chris rock productions and hbo films, starring and narrated by comedian chris rock. Chris rock explores the wonders of africanamerican hairstyles. Premiering at the sundance film festival on january 18, 2009, good hair had a limited release to theaters in the united states by roadside attractions on october 9, 2009, and opened across the country on october 23. Im going to take the painful stance of suggesting thats because there arent a lot of black.
Chris rock hosts this exploration into hair issues in the africanamerican community, talking to celebrities, experts and hairdressers. Funny, informative, and occasionally sad, good hair is a provocative look at. It is a film to be compared with the likable british movie. He tells us about sodium hydroxide, a toxin used to relax hair. Chris rock hops around the world going from beauty salons to science labs to comb through the mystery of african american hair.
An expose of comic proportions that only chris rock could pull off, good hair visits hair salons and styling battles, scientific laboratories, and. Fortunately for us, he decided to find out, and the result is this funny, informative, and highly entertaining documentary of the same name. Whats surprising is that this is such a big issue, although. Good hair is an insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably. Chris rock, a man with two daughters, asks about good hair, as defined by black americans, mostly black women. Chris rock is a highly entertaining anchor man in this engaging documentary about africanamericans and the hair industry, says jason. An expose of comic proportions that only chris rock could pull off, good hair visits hair salons and styling. The black compulsion to straighten, lengthen, and lusterize hair comes from an. It is a film to be compared with the likable british movie on the same subject. He looks at weaves, and he travels to india where tonsure ceremonies produce much of the hair sold in america. Good hair is an insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary about africanamerican hair culture. Good hair, a 2009 comic documentary in which chris rock interviews black people about what they consider to be good hair, will be shown at wadsworth atheneum in hartford. A raucous adventure prompted by rocks daughter approaching him and asking, daddy, how come i dont have good hair. According to rock, he was inspired to make the movie after his threeyearold daughter lola asked him, daddy, how come i dont have good.
With chris rock, maya angelou, al sharpton, tanya crumel. Movies chris rocks daughter inspired new documentary good hair comedian interviews black celebrities to get behind the obsession with hair. Chris rock comic documentary good hair at wadsworth. Chris rocks daughter inspired new documentary good hair. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Chris rock visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the. Nearly everyone in chris rocks movie seems to agree on a few critical ideas that can happen when you limit your sample.
Prompted by a question from his young daughter, comic chris rock sets out to explore the importance of hair in black culture. Find out why chris rocks daughters inspired him to get to the root of why africanamerican women are obsessed with their. Chris rock interview with moving pictures about the documentray good hair duration. In the new documentary good hair, chris rock finds great comedy in what still lingers as a tragedy. Funny, informative, and occasionally sad, good hair is a provocative look at the complex. Chris rock in good hair, his investigation into the relationship between black women and their hair, which.
Chris rock is a highly entertaining anchor man in this engaging documentary about africanamericans and the hair industry, says jason solomons. Watch good hair 2009 full movie free streaming online tubi. An expose of comic proportions that only chris rock could pull off, good. Chris rock had a chance to finally answer those mystical questions about black womens hair in a format that wouldnt make anyone too uncomfortable. The movie uses rocks humor to draw attention to aspects of the black hair world that many members of the black community probably. Chris rocks good hair doesnt genuinely explore complex.
With friends, family, and boyfriends in tow, anna, dodai, and i hit the theaters this weekend to check out chris rocks comedic documentary good hair. An expose of comic proportions that only chris rock could pull off, good hair visits hair. Comedian chris rock takes you on a hairraising journey through the extreme lengths africanamerican women will go to for good hair. Rock interviews celebrities such as icet and raven symone, and visits. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. In good hair, chris travels from beauty shops in brooklyn to sacred indian temples to get to the root of why africanamerican women place so much importance on their hair.
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