Good Hair

When Chris Rock’s daughter, Lola, came up to him crying and asked, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?” the bewildered comic committed himself to search the ends of the earth and the depths of black culture to find out who had put that question into his little girl's head! Director Jeff Stilson’s camera followed the funnyman, and the result is Good Hair, a wonderfully insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary about African American hair culture.An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, Good Hair visits hair salons and styling battles, scientific laboratories, and Indian temples to explore the way black hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of black people. Celebrities such as Ice-T, Kerry Washington, Nia Long, Paul Mooney, Raven Symoné, Maya Angelou, and Reverend Al Sharpton all candidly offer their stories and observations to Rock while he struggles with the task of figuring out how to respond to his daughter’s question. What he discovers is that black hair is a big business that doesn’t always benefit the black community and little Lola’s question might well be bigger than his ability to convince her that the stuff on top of her head is nowhere near as important as what is inside.

Recipient of A Special Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary.

CAST

Jeff Stilson - Jeff Stilson has received 14 Emmy Award nominations for comedy writing and producing on the Late Show with David Letterman, TV Nation, Politically Incorrect, and Da Ali G Show. He also won Emmys in 1999 and 2002 for his work on The Chris Rock Show and The Osbournes. The descendent of Finish circus performers, Stilson began his show-business career as a stand-up comedian and has had comedy specials on HBO and Comedy Central. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife Johanne and their four children—Nate, Tess, Cam, and Mia.

Screenings:

Sun. Jan 18 9:00 p.m. - GOODH18TN Temple Theatre, Park City
Mon. Jan 19 11:59 p.m. - GOODH194L Holiday Village Cinema IV, Park City
Wed. Jan 21 9:30 p.m. - GOODH21GN Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC
Thu. Jan 22 8:30 a.m. - GOODH223M Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
Fri. Jan 23 3:00 p.m. - GOODH23TA Temple Theatre, Park City