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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Hair Love': 3 Men and a Little Girl (With a Lot of Curls)
The animated short being shown with Angry Birds 2 was the brainchild of a former N.F.L. player working with two animation veterans.
The charming animated short Hair Love, about a self-possessed African-American girl and her loving if slightly overwhelmed father, is the result of some unusual pairings. Its an indie distributed by a major studio. And it was written by an ex-N.F.L. player who doesnt have children and who directed in collaboration with veteran animators who do.
On a special morning, Zuri, who has a winning smile and an exuberant mop of curls, wants to put her hair in a complex arrangement of braids, puffs and twists. Her millennial father, sporting dreads and a small tattoo, has never tried to style her locks. He watches a vlogger explain the necessary steps, then tackles a daunting array of products, combs and brushes to fulfill his daughters wish.
Hair Love, which is showing with Sonys The Angry Birds Movie 2, is the brainchild of Matthew A. Cherry, who spent three seasons as a wide receiver on various N.F.L. squads before turning to filmmaking. (His directing credits include episodes of The Last O.G. and other shows.) Hes not a father himself, but I have a lot of friends who are young fathers, he said in an interview. He added that, concerned as he was about the lack of representation in animation, I wanted to see a young black family in the animated world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/movies/hair-love.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesarts
The charming animated short Hair Love, about a self-possessed African-American girl and her loving if slightly overwhelmed father, is the result of some unusual pairings. Its an indie distributed by a major studio. And it was written by an ex-N.F.L. player who doesnt have children and who directed in collaboration with veteran animators who do.
On a special morning, Zuri, who has a winning smile and an exuberant mop of curls, wants to put her hair in a complex arrangement of braids, puffs and twists. Her millennial father, sporting dreads and a small tattoo, has never tried to style her locks. He watches a vlogger explain the necessary steps, then tackles a daunting array of products, combs and brushes to fulfill his daughters wish.
Hair Love, which is showing with Sonys The Angry Birds Movie 2, is the brainchild of Matthew A. Cherry, who spent three seasons as a wide receiver on various N.F.L. squads before turning to filmmaking. (His directing credits include episodes of The Last O.G. and other shows.) Hes not a father himself, but I have a lot of friends who are young fathers, he said in an interview. He added that, concerned as he was about the lack of representation in animation, I wanted to see a young black family in the animated world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/movies/hair-love.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesarts
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'Hair Love': 3 Men and a Little Girl (With a Lot of Curls) (Original Post)
demmiblue
Aug 2019
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sheshe2
(83,898 posts)1. I love!!!!
demmiblue
(36,885 posts)3. This reminds me of this viral video: