"Hair" Documentary (part 1 of 2)

THIS IS PART 1 OF 2, FOR PART 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lq12mW-vGA

Hair... Covering the bodies of every species of mammal, it seems to connect us to the natural world, a reminder of our primate past. But as human beings, with a capacity for abstract thought, we have taken a simple evolutionary adaptation and endowed it with great meaning and complexity. As one of the most important aspects of how others see us, how has our hair become interwoven with issues of race, religion, beauty, and identity?

Sikhism mandates that the hair is never cut. We explore the rationale behind this and the discrimination that Sikhs face today in a post 9-11 world.

Many women of African descent grow up to think negatively about their natural hair. So begins the burdensome, expensive, and often painful process of weaves and chemical straightening, as a however subconscious attempt to achieve a homogenized concept of beauty. We speak to a woman who takes pride in her natural hair and is committed to show others how truly beautiful "nappy" hair can be.

Sometimes what we do with our hair is not a choice. Trichotillomania is a disorder that causes the sufferer to compulsively pull out hair. We will meet a long-term lash/brow puller who describes how people have reacted to her disorder and how these experiences have shaped her.

Category:

Film & Animation

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• hair
• documentary
• will
• ellis
• sikh
• singh
• turban
• dastaar
• part 1
• black
• going natural
• natural hair
• locs
• trich
• trichotillomania
• hair pulling
• nyu
• tisch
• sight and sound
• doc

[jazdj04]

I'm a black natural woman and suffer from trichotillomania.

[smashasriot]

I can't believe a teacher would EVER say that. :(

[thezombiekiller87]

crazy bitch

[wHoPaHz]

Your teacher was a BEEZY!!!!

[MoniqueSoFly92]

Sonny's beard is awesomely epic.

[16and30]

indian people are soooooo deap!.

[abhimanyu5]

good documentary, well done :)

[getnasty08]

Cool Video! I have trich of the eyebrows and eyelashes too..but sadly I'm a boy so I have no way to disguise it! I'm so jealous that women can just use make up and look totally normal again! Its so strange,my eyebrows are the main focus of my trich..i find it sooo satisfying omg it feels amazing to scan the area with my finger then pull! I haven't done it in 3 days as of today...thats good goind for me! I hope it never transfers to head hair, as of now I have no desire at all to pull from there!

[SexiLocdBeauty]

wow great work...