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| Written by | Matthew A. Cherry |
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| Starring | Issa Rae |
| Edited by | Nick Mantz Q. Bryce Randle Illya Owens |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hair Love is a 2019 American independent animated short film[1] directed by Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., and Bruce W. Smith, and written by Cherry. It follows the story of a man who must do his daughter's hair for the first time, and features Issa Rae as the voice of the mother. The film was produced after a 2017 Kickstarter campaign, and was also released as a children's book in May 2019 with illustrations by Vashti Harrison. Hair Love received generally positive reviews and won Best Animated Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. A spin-off TV series titled Young Love was ordered by Max in July 2020 and premiered on September 21, 2023.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ 'Hair Love' Short Will Get North American Release In Front of 'Angry Birds 2'|Cartoon Brew
- ^ Yahr, Emily (2020-01-13). "Oscar nominations 2020: 'Joker' leads with 11; Greta Gerwig snubbed for best director; complete list of nominees". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ "Hair Love" wins Best Animated Short Film-Oscars on YouTube
- ^ 2020|Oscars.org
- ^ "Kid Cudi and Issa Rae are styling parents in the first 'Young Love' trailer". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.