We love a good natural hair tutorial. But after awhile, they all kind of look the same. I mean, there are only so many ways you can film a twist-out, amirite?
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Wrong. Two of BuzzFeedβs breakout stars, writer-comedian Quinta Brunson and Freddie Ransome (of unscripted series, Ladylike) have teamed up to put a βcinematic twistβ on the natural hair tutorialβand in the process are giving new meaning to the term βfilm noir.β
The spin? The two natural hair aficionadosβand good friendsβare starring in Hair Flick, an eight-episode series premiering Saturday, March 30 on Facebook Watch as part of BuzzFeedβs As/Is platform. The brainchild of Brunson and directed by Steven Cantor, βthe new series marries the art of film with the beauty of natural hairβfilming hair tutorials in the style of influential directors,β reads a statement.
Speaking with The Glow Up, Ransome explained that aside from elevating the typical hair tutorial, Hair Flick was born out of a longing for more representation in some of their favorite films, like The Shining or Alfred Hitchcockβs Vertigo.
βA lot of these moviesβand a lot of just Hollywood, in generalβhave really great directors, really great cinematic styles and very cool storylines, but a lot of times, you donβt see people who look like us and have hair like us in these movies,β she said, referencing the style of one of her favorite directors, Wes Anderson.
βIβd always thought in my head, βThis would be so cool if you were to replace all these people with people of colorβspecifically, little black kids or black people with all these really awesome pops of color, and the symmetry, and very meticulous production design,ββ she added. βIn my head, I was always thinking, βthis would be so cool,β and little did I know, Iβd actually be able to put myself and my girlfriend in the [same] sort of setup, of our own accord, which is really kind of cool.β
BuzzFeed also thought the idea was coolβso cool that they outsourced the pitch to secure the funding they thought the concept deserved, adding to that the talents of their art department, which designed the seriesβ authentically detailed sets.
For those of us who love a great film as much as a perfectly executed curl pattern, itβs a match made in cinematic heaven, as well as a welcome opportunity to see two of our faves collaborateβan opportunity Ransome tells us she and Brunson had long been looking for.
On deck? Brunson (a 4c) and Ransome (3c)βs takes on twist-outs, wash-and-goes, and moreβalong with their takes on Anderson, Stanley Kubrick, Charlie Chaplin, and more. The best part? Seeing people who look like us given the full cinematic treatment of some of our favorite moments in film.
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