Hair Wolf

In a black hair salon in gentrifying Brooklyn, the staff are preparing to leave for the day when Cami, a regular, bursts in. She recounts a horrifying experience: while shopping at the nearby beauty supply store, an unknown white woman approached her and yanked out a tuft of her hair.

To Cami’s horror, this woman, Rebecca, enters the salon at that very moment, interrupting her story. Rebecca is intent on getting braids put in her hair, and against Cami’s protestations, the shop owner lets Rebecca in. One by one, the salon residents undergo a terrifying metamorphosis as Rebecca grows stronger, draining them of their conviction in black power and leaving Cami in a fight for black lives.

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photo of Mariama Diallo

Credits

Director:

Mariama Diallo

Producer:

Valerie Steinberg

Screenwriter:

Mariama Diallo

Cinematographer:

Charlotte Hornsby

Editor:

Kristan Sprague

Production Designer:

Eli Kleinsmith

Sound Designer:

Ryan Billia

Music:

Ariel Marx

Principal Cast:

Kara Young, Taliah Webster, Madeline Weinstein, Trae Harris, Jermaine Crawford

Additional Credits:

Costume Designer: Chester Algernal Gordon, Hair Artist: Joanne Petit-Frère, Make-up Artist: Raisa Flowers, Assistant Director: Annalise Lockhart, Gaffer: Jesse Ruuttila, Assistant Camera: Marcus Odom, Art Director: Daniel Ornitz, Production Manager: Chuka Agbaraji, DIT / Production Assistant: Nabil Elbehri, Key Grip: Phil Cheney

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Hair Wolf
hairwolfmovie@gmail.com

Publicity Contact:

Valerie Steinberg
valerie.steinberg@gmail.com
818-312-2638

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2017
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12:10 mins
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