Back to natural / directed by Gillian Scott-Ward, Ph.D. ; produced by Gillian Scott-Ward, Ph.D., Dominic Ward ; executive producer, Marquis Smalls.

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Publication Information:

Holland, Ohio : Dreamscape Media, [2019]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

"Historical look at the global policing of Black bodies"--Container.

Some DVD-R (DVD recordable discs) do not play in older players and computers.

DVD-R, widescreen.

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.

Subject Term:

Hairdressing of African Americans -- 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