Back to natural : [a historical look at the global policing of Black bodies]
2019
DVD
Documentary film that reveals the shocking truth about hair, politics, and racial identity in Black communities and beyond. Directed by New York City based clinical psychologist Gillian Scott-Ward, the film was inspired by the work she was doing in her clinical practice and her own drive to go natural. Back to Natural is a powerful call for healing that takes a grassroots approach to exploring the globalized policing of natural Black hair. Filmed in New York City, Philadelphia, Paris, And Cape Town, this documentary explores universal aspects of the Black experience and the "new" natural hair movement.
Item Details
Description:
- 1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- burning
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- videodisc
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- all regions
Target Audience Note: CHVR: NR
Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
- Editing, Gillian Scott-Ward, Ph.D, Jacopo Francia ; director of photography, Gillian Scott-Ward, Ph.D.
- Interviewees: Tai Applewhite, Hameen Barnes, Kelly Bois, Amanda Cooke, Diane Da Costa, Salamisha Tillet, Noliwe Rooks, Jenell B. Stewart.
- DVD-R; widescreen presentation.
- In English; optional French subtitles; closed-captioned.
LCCN: be2020000685
Publisher or Distributor Number: DS02679
Control Number: 3008904
UPC: 818506026796
Publisher: Holland, Ohio : Dreamscape Media, [2019]Subjects:
- African American women -- Attitudes.
- African American women -- Psychology.
- African American women -- Race identity.
- African American women -- Social life and customs.
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- Political aspects.
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- Social aspects.
- Hairdressing of African Americans -- Political aspects.
- Hairdressing of Black people -- Political aspects.
- Human body -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
- Women, Black -- Attitudes.
- Women, Black -- Psychology.
- Women, Black -- Race identity.
- Women, Black -- Social life and customs.
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