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Back to natural /

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 natur...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smalls, Marquis
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English. Closed captioned in English or French.
Published: Holland, Ohio : Dreamscape Media, [2019]
Subjects:
Hairdressing of African Americans > Political aspects.
Hairdressing of Blacks > Political aspects.
African American women > Race identity.
African American women > Attitudes.
African American women > Psychology.
African American women > Social life and customs.
Women, Black > Race identity.
Women, Black > Attitudes.
Women, Black > Psychology.
Women, Black > Social life and customs.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > Social aspects.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > Political aspects.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary: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 Description:This disc is a burned DVD-R and may not play in some DVD players or drives.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits:Editing, Gillian Scott-Ward, Ph.D, Jacopo Francia ; director of photography, Gillian Scott-Ward, Ph.D.