My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage

My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Regina Kimbell.

My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage
Directed byRegina Kimbell
Jay Bluemke
Produced byRegina Kimbell
Written byBrighton Kimbell
Jay Bluemke
Regina kimbell
StarringCherrell
Kim Fields
Vivica A. Fox
Ed Gardner
Gary Gardner
Lalah Hathaway
Ella Joyce
Ananda Lewis
Tre Major
Elise Neal
Jeff Redd
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
CinematographyRegina Kimbell
Edited byJay Bluemke
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Overview

The 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 industry.

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][2] While Kimbell sought to stop the wide release of Good Hair, a federal judge allowed Rock's film to be released as scheduled.[3]

References
  1. "Filmmaker sues Chris Rock over 'Good Hair'", Associated Press, 2009-10-08. Retrieved on 2009-10-08.
  2. "Chris Rock's Good Hair vs Regina Kimbell's My Nappy ROOTS « Afro Glitz Magazine". 2009-12-17. Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  3. "Judge refuses to block Chris Rock film". TODAY.com. 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2020-04-21.


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