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Documentary Filmmaker Aron Ranen explores the Korean Take-over of the Black Beauty Supply Industry, and what some African Americans are doing to get it back.
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Documentary Filmmaker Aron Ranen explores the Korean Take-over of the Black Beauty Supply Industry, and what some African Americans are doing to get it back.
A drunk husband has a gambling compulsion that ends up putting him in a bad way with the local Yakuza. Unable to pay his debt, he hocks the deed to his wife’s restaurant in order to stay out of trouble with the thugs. Bu
A woman is waiting for a man. She deceives the man with her long hair hidden in a wig and jokes that she would go to Hiroshima.
Yeon-shil is the lover of crime boss Dong-il. She pays off one of the boss's henchmen, Man-ho, with whom she once had an affair; Man-ho is an opium addict, and he has been blackmailing Yeon-shil by threatening to disclos
An abusive man murders his wife and father-in-law then accuses Mok-ryeon, his sister-in-law's boyfriend, of the crime. Mok-ryeon escapes custody and with his girlfriend, flees the village pursued by the killer who in tur
Following a racist attack, Mu’tasem and his girlfriend must reconsider the name they have chosen for their future child.
From what sources does a young Korean-American woman draw her sense of identity? From her mother, who provides the kim chee recipe and offers to pick up what she needs from the Price Club? From fashion magazines, or her
Hermanovce, Slovak Republic. A Romani village located deep down in the valley, with old shacks and newer concrete ones. Four Romani women tell us about their day-to-day life through ancient habits, along with words that
Pink film distributed by Toei Central Film.
Pink film distributed by Xces / Nikkatsu
"My Nappy Roots" explores the politics, culture and history of African American hair. Is there such a thing as "Good and Bad" hair? How has the Eurocentric ideal of beauty influenced black hair through modern history? "M
Join your favorite kid video stars from Onyx Family, Kamdenboy & Kyraboo, Wilson World, and the McClure Twins, in a celebration of the beauty, versatility, and power of Black hair!
A film by Horace Jenkins originally from Black Journal.
When Mahesh, an Indian dancer, and Liis, an Estonian culture journalist, meet at a folklore festival near Tartu, it's love at first sight.
A railway worker moves to another city and experiences a love affair with a suburban prostitute. Their encounter disturbs his solitude, and the two begin their life together.
In a distant corner of the universe, amidst flowers, vines, and an endless expanse of crimson water, numerous placentas float. One of the placentas connects two fetuses, and in a flash of lightning, the placenta is divid
Afros, braids or corn-rows--hairstyles have always carried a social message, and few issues cause as many battles between Black parents and their daughters. To "relax" one's hair into straight tresses or to leave it "nat
Ever-changing life in a busy modern metropolis brings both ecstasy and sorrow: One night, 24-year-old A Rong by chance helps A Min, a beautiful woman, defending her from group of harassers on the street. A Rong takes A M