SYNOPSIS:

The Truth About the Use of Relaxers in Nigeria is a short documentary film which brings light to the topic of hair practices in African countries, and specifically, the ongoing, highly widespread use of hair relaxers to chemically straighten hair in Nigeria, as it relates to the growing natural hair movement happening in America, and the underlying meanings and motives behind the continued use of hair relaxers in African countries.

Year: 2020     Duration: 16 min     Language: English