![]() ![]() ![]() Earlier this year, the film debuted alongside Sony Pictures hit Angry Birds 2. "And being a Black man myself and knowing little girls who don’t feel represented in a lot of these projects, it was important for me to have it be an African American daughter and father," Cherry told Because Of Them We Can.Ĭherry went on to launch a Kickstarter campaign that garnered almost $300,000 in donations. "One thing I will say is there is authenticity in specificity," says Cherry. Cherry said he was inspired by the surge of viral videos showing fathers doing their daughters hair which prompted him to translate that into an animation specifically celebrating Black fathers who do their daughters hair. ![]() We spoke with NFL player turned filmmaker Matthew Cherry back in 2017 about his Hair Love project and the inspiration behind it all. One of our fave animated shorts, Hair Love, by Matthew Cherry, is now online for every little Black girl to enjoy, Majic 102.1 reports. ![]()
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