Hair Love
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humminbird
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wow from sony too?
they're trying to step their game up
they're trying to step their game up
Hair Love, an animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.
Directors:
Matthew A. Cherry (Executive Producer, “BlacKkKlansman”)
Everett Downing Jr. (Animator, "Up")
Bruce W. Smith (Creator, “The Proud Family,” Animator, “The Princess and the Frog”)
Producers:
Karen Rupert Toliver
Stacey Newton
Monica A. Young
Matthew A. Cherry
David Steward II
Carl Reed
Executive Producers:
Peter Ramsey (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”)
Frank Abney (Animator, “Toy Story 4”)
Features:
Issa Rae (“Insecure”) as Zuri's mother Co-
Executive Producers:
Jordan Peele
Andrew Hawkins
Harrison Barnes
Yara and Keri Shahidi
Associate Producers:
N’Dambi Gillespie
Gabrielle Union-Wade
Dwayne Wade Jr.
Gabourey Sidibe
Stephanie Fredric
Claude Kelly
Music Composers:
Paul Mounsey
Daniel D. Crawford
Additional Composer:
Taylor Graves Production
Partners: Lion Forge Animation Chasing Miles Matthew A. Cherry Entertainment
The project is a collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation that was launched as a Kickstarter campaign in 2017 with a fundraising goal of $75,000. Strong support led to the campaign amassing nearly $300,000, making it the most highly-funded short film campaign in Kickstarter history.
HELL YEAH! #blkexcellence
Came together like Voltron on this shyt.
humminbird
Veteran
love hearing stories like this. it just shows you how much creative potential black people have. all we're missing is some capital.Hair Love, an animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.
Directors:
Matthew A. Cherry (Executive Producer, “BlacKkKlansman”)
Everett Downing Jr. (Animator, "Up")
Bruce W. Smith (Creator, “The Proud Family,” Animator, “The Princess and the Frog”)
Producers:
Karen Rupert Toliver
Stacey Newton
Monica A. Young
Matthew A. Cherry
David Steward II
Carl Reed
Executive Producers:
Peter Ramsey (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”)
Frank Abney (Animator, “Toy Story 4”)
Features:
Issa Rae (“Insecure”) as Zuri's mother Co-
Executive Producers:
Jordan Peele
Andrew Hawkins
Harrison Barnes
Yara and Keri Shahidi
Associate Producers:
N’Dambi Gillespie
Gabrielle Union-Wade
Dwayne Wade Jr.
Gabourey Sidibe
Stephanie Fredric
Claude Kelly
Music Composers:
Paul Mounsey
Daniel D. Crawford
Additional Composer:
Taylor Graves Production
Partners: Lion Forge Animation Chasing Miles Matthew A. Cherry Entertainment
The project is a collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation that was launched as a Kickstarter campaign in 2017 with a fundraising goal of $75,000. Strong support led to the campaign amassing nearly $300,000, making it the most highly-funded short film campaign in Kickstarter history.
HELL YEAH! #blkexcellence
@Rhap.So.D noticed that cat hating on her natural hairstyle choices.
Oh I peeped
I hate ya’ll
MajesticLion
Superstar
I see your nefarious plot, lady. Tryna have me all boo-hooin' n'sh*t. *ceiling stare*
Damned onion ninjas lurking around here
Andis or Wahl, pick one.
Damned onion ninjas lurking around here
Andis or Wahl, pick one.
Heafcliffe
Hope there's puddin' in the clink...
All without a single word uttered from the father nor child...
A breh actually'd....
Ayo, that little shoulder shrug in preparation to do her own hair was awesome.
A breh actually
'd....Ayo, that little shoulder shrug in preparation to do her own hair was awesome.
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Amor fati
Superstar
I'm gonna check this out and show it to my kinfolk.
RIIIIIIIGHT! More of this type of stuff is needed. The fact that it was the largest Kickstarter fund in history is