Dreadheads

When Larissa, Jeanne, and I set out to make a documentary, we wanted to explore something different, something out of the mainstream but still common enough to relevant. We decided on dreadlocks.

The hairstyle has been around for thousands of years - from the Naga hunters of Mongolia to members of royalty in Egypt, from Jewish Nazirites in the middle east to Rastafarians in Jamaica. Nowadays, it's just as common for people to lock their hair for aesthetic purposes as it is for people to do it for religious reasons. Either way, there are stereotypes that surround dreads - we set out to explore why.

Thanks for watching... let us know what you think!

-- Larissa, Jeanne, and Chris

Starring: Julie Bainard, John Akpata, and Emily Norgang

Featuring music by:

Three Little Birds
http://www.myspace.com/threelittlebirdstheband
Brad Morden
http://www.myspace.com/bradmorden
Vince Lo
http://www.vincelo.com/

Disclaimer: please be aware that this film is comprised of edited conversations for the sake of cinematography. As such, some interviews may be missing contextual background. Viewers should take it upon themselves to further explore this topic on their own.

Copyright 2010 Carleton University

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• dreads
• locks
• dreadlocks
• documentary
• ottawa
• journalism
• carleton university
• longboard
• longboarding
• john akpata
• brad morden
• three little birds

[jooknana]

poor technique

[tselikec]

@jooknana on the dreads or the doc? or the longboarding? 

[biskutlover45]

all of nfl players have dredlocks. i think that white people dredlocks look kinda dirty.

[MrichardK]

Canadian accent: check.

Longboard: check.

What am I missing? What am I missing? Oh, whack 90s hair.

[rogerbelanger93]

great vid, they suit you as well!

[visualdichotomy]

I enjoyed this!

[sonya66]

hahahha nice!