My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage

My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage
Directed by	Regina Kimbell Jay Bluemke
Produced by	Regina Kimbell
Starring	Cherrell Kim Fields Vivica A. Fox Ed Gardner Gary Gardner Lalah Hathaway Ella Joyce Ananda Lewis Tre Major Elise Neal Jeff Redd Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Cinematography	Regina Kimbell
Editing by	Jay Bluemke
Release date(s)	2007
Running time	90 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage is a 2005 American documentary film directed by Regina Kimbell.

Overview

This film explores the politics and history of African American hair and how the European ideal of beauty influenced black hair through modern history. It details the political and cultural influences that have dominated dialogue surrounding African and African American hairstyles from styling patterns and cultural trends to the business of black hair care products.

Good Hair Lawsuit

On Monday October 5, 2009, Kimbell filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court against Chris Rock Productions, HBO Films, and his documentary Good Hair as well as the film's American and international distributors. Kimbell charged that Rock's film is an illegal infringement of My Nappy Roots, which she claims she screened for Rock in 2007. ^[1] While Kimbell sought to stop the wide release of Good Hair, a federal judge allowed Rock's film to be released as scheduled.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Filmmaker sues Chris Rock over 'Good Hair'", Associated Press, 2009-10-08. Retrieved on 2009-10-08.
2. ^ Judge refuses to block Chris Rock film

External links

• My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage at the Internet Movie Database
• My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage at AllRovi
• My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage on Myspace
• Official site
• Afro Glitz Magazine
• Clutch Magazine
• New York Times
• Authorized, Official Madame C.J. Walker Website The Official Madame Walker Website