![]() ![]() ![]() Hair Love was nominated with Kitbull, a hand-drawn SparkShorts animation from Pixar. It’s illustrated by Vashti Harrison, who illustrated Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o. Stephen is trying to learn how to do Zuri's glorious natural hair. Picked up by Sony Pictures Animation, the project has not only inspired, but it was also nominated for an Oscar for Animated Short Film in 2020. Conceived and directed by Matthew Cherry, it follows the story of an African American father Stephen and his daughter, Zuri. It is our hope that this project will inspire. Based on the Oscar winning short film Its up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this story of self-confidence and the love. This story was born out of seeing a lack of representation in mainstream animated projects, and also wanting to promote hair love amongst young men and women of color. This sounds simple enough, but we soon come to find that Zuri’s hair has a mind of its own. ![]() ![]() The short is about an African American father who is learning to style his daughter Zuri’s hair for the first time.ĭespite having long locks, Stephen has been used to his wife doing his daughter’s hair, so when she is unavailable right before a big event, Stephen will have to figure it out on his own. Cherry, Hair Love was launched as a Kickstarter in July, 2017, quickly earning over three times its original funding goal. An animated short film by former NFL wide receiver turned filmmaker Matthew A. ![]()
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