| My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage | |
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| 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.
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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.
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]