My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage
My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage | |
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Directed by | Regina Kimbell Jay Bluemke |
Written by | Brighton Kimbell Jay Bluemke Regina kimbell |
Produced by | Regina Kimbell |
Starring | Cherrell Kim Fields Vivica A. Fox Ed Gardner Gary Gardner Lalah Hathaway Ella Joyce Ananda Lewis Tre Major Elise Neal Jeff Redd Malcolm-Jamal Warner |
Cinematography | Regina Kimbell |
Edited by | Jay Bluemke |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Regina Kimbell.
Overview[]
The film explores the politics and history of African American hair and how the European ideal of beauty influenced black hair through modern history. It details the political and cultural influences that have dominated dialogue surrounding African and African American hairstyles from styling patterns and cultural trends to the business of black hair care industry.
Good Hair lawsuit[]
On Monday October 5, 2009, Kimbell filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court against Chris Rock Productions, HBO Films, and his 2009 documentary Good Hair, as well as the film's American and international distributors. Kimbell charged that Rock's film was an illegal infringement of My Nappy Roots, which she claims to have screened for Rock in 2007 (before its release).[1][2] While Kimbell sought to stop the wide release of Good Hair, a federal judge allowed Rock's film to be released as scheduled.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Filmmaker sues Chris Rock over 'Good Hair'", Associated Press, 2009-10-08. Retrieved on 2009-10-08.
- ^ "Chris Rock's Good Hair vs Regina Kimbell's My Nappy ROOTS « Afro Glitz Magazine". 2009-12-17. Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "Judge refuses to block Chris Rock film". TODAY.com. 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
External links[]
- My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage at IMDb
- My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage at AllMovie
- 2009 films
- English-language films
- 2005 films
- American films
- Documentary films about African Americans
- 2000s documentary films
- African-American hair