Synopsis
Mahalia, a timid 9-year-old black girl, feels different from the other girls in her ballet class. Hoping to boost her confidence, her mother brings her to the hair salon to get her hair straightened for the very first time.
Production :
Colonelle films
Distribution :
Travelling
Contact :
Music :
Strange Froots
Sound designer :
Sylvain Bellemare and Guillaume Daoust
Screenplay :
Carmine Pierre-Dufour
Cast :
Kaiyonni Banton-Renner and Sagine Sémajuste
Editing :
Myriam Magassouba
Cinematographer :
Olivier Gossot
In competition for :
Jury Award
International FIPRESCI Critic's Award
Public award