Afro-Saxons
Synopsis
Michael is Birmingham's leading Afro stylist who is out to beat the all-powerful London salons. Afro-Saxons follows all of these stylists as they enter the Black Beauty and Hair awards - the most competitive Afro hair competition in the UK.
'An engaging and entertaining documentary - it's impossible to watch it without a smile on your face' (Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian).
'A MUST-SEE FLICK - if you don't find it compulsive viewing, you're dead from the neck up' (Elsa O' Toole, NEW NATION).
'Big hair and bigger egos make for an entertaining and frequently amusing documentary - even those with no interest in hair will find something to amuse them in this admirably unusual film' (FILM FOUR).
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 84 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Rachel Wang, Mark Currie 1st Feature
- Producer
- Summer Currie
- Co-Producer
- Summer Currie
- Editor
- Rachel Wang, Mark Currie
- Screenwriter
- Rachel Wang, Mark Currie
- Director of Photography
- Rachel Wang, Mark Currie
- Sound
- Nick Loe
- Composer
- Tim Saul
- Principal cast
- George Kosit, Apple Kosit, Wayne Shorter-Campbell, Cyndia Harvey, Allan Henry
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Chocolate Films Ltd
Southbank HouseBlack Prince Road
London SE1 7SJ
UK
T +44 (0)20 7793 4287
Sales Company
Chocolate Films Ltd
Southbank HouseBlack Prince Road
London SE1 7SJ
UK
T +44 (0)20 7793 4287
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