Hair Love | Oscar®-Winning Short Film (Full) | Sony Pictures Animation

Hair Love, an Oscar®-winning animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.
You can watch #YoungLove, the animated series based on Oscar®-winning short film Hair Love from creator Matthew A. Cherry, Fall 2023. #StreamOnMax September 21.
Directors:
Matthew A. Cherry (Executive Producer, “BlacKkKlansman”)
Everett Downing Jr. (Animator, "Up")
Bruce W. Smith (Creator, “The Proud Family,” Animator, “The Princess and the Frog”)
Producers:
Karen Rupert Toliver
Stacey Newton
Monica A. Young
Matthew A. Cherry
David Steward II
Carl Reed
Executive Producers:
Peter Ramsey (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”)
Frank Abney (Animator, “Toy Story 4”)
Features:
Issa Rae (“Insecure”) as Zuri's mother
Co-Executive Producers:
Jordan Peele
Andrew Hawkins
Harrison Barnes
Yara and Keri Shahidi
Associate Producers:
N’Dambi Gillespie
Gabrielle Union-Wade
Dwayne Wade Jr.
Gabourey Sidibe
Stephanie Fredric
Claude Kelly
Music Composers:
Paul Mounsey
Daniel D. Crawford
Additional Composer:
Taylor Graves
Production Partners:
Lion Forge Animation
Chasing Miles
Matthew A. Cherry Entertainment
The project is a collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation that was launched as a Kickstarter campaign in 2017 with a fundraising goal of $75,000. Strong support led to the campaign amassing nearly $300,000, making it the most highly-funded short film campaign in Kickstarter history.
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The picture book “Hair Love” was released by Kokila Books/Penguin Random House on May 14, 2019, and became a New York Times Bestseller.

[@TheeOriginalLoloo]

Me the whole time: "Don't cry don't cry don't cry don't cry"

[@gokucraft2519]

Same. 😭

[@AshThumbsUp]

in the end did you cry tho?

[@TheeOriginalLoloo]

@@AshThumbsUp I managed to hold it in up until she gave her mom the drawing. I Tried 😭😭

[@alexandriataylor6199]

I cried...and I loved it.

[@rochel22]

I just left my tears come out😢

[@elenigl1968]

Hear that Disney? NO PARENT HAD TO DIE

[@selah21740]

I cackled

[@montajedelespectador]

Only divorce

[@kevinfreitas8897]

😂😂🔥

[@qiralyncassette]

@@montajedelespectador They aren't divorced, the mother seems to have cancer and is getting treatment.

[@ponygirl3.6mlp]

Eleni Gl PERIOD

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

I find it highly shocking that this book is banned from some schools, Hair Love is so sweet and so wonderful in it’s messaging of a father taking care of his daughter.

[@janereyrules1083]

Banned?? I didn’t know that. Why though?

[@CC-nl6ns]

@@janereyrules1083anti blackness

[@iheartericcartman]

the world is literally turning into 1984 because there’s nothing inappropriate abt this story

[@BenHopkins1000]

Probably doesn’t fit the narrative ‘cause it’s pro-nuclear family

[@Thot_Patrol_USA]

It’s a book?

[@daisythomas5601]

It is so cool to finally see the mother be darker than the father. The mother is usually always lighter so this is so beautiful. I love this short so much.

[@phoney2627]

Yeah it's both colorism and sexism when the woman is always lighter than the man. It's done because lighter skin is seen as more beautiful than dark skin and because people believe that in a relationship the woman should be the better looking one. But in reality dark skin is very beautifu. And in addition to that the woman doesn't always have to be "the better looking one" (not to say that the mom here doesn't look beautiful, she's absolutely stunning).

[@zaihir]

They always make the ‘dark’ skin female characters have lighter skin than the male dark skin characters and that is soo fucking disappointing. (And gross) Coming from a very light skin (and angry) asian.

[@ShelbyGT500Mustang5.0]

Have you guys read the Little Blue Boy?

[@gagehornsby9946]

@@zaihiryou are Devil Dinosaur

[@kiaramotwani]

my mom is also darker than my dad

[@crystalm.223]

“See now wasn’t that easy!” *me and all the other black girls laughing in the distance.*

[@LizzieShiro]

Me with any hair video... I'm half black, but got my dad's side's genes when it came to hair. So thick.

[@PK-ex6nf]

Angie Playz it’s not the same.

[@livinglifetthefullest7722]

Me:*cries*

[@kagevista3375]

@Angie Playz I'm also Mexican-American and have really thick hair that tangles easily. But black people have hair with a very different texture, so I can't imagine how hard it must be for them to do their hair. I have it easy compared to them when it comes to hair.

[@mills9320]

@@kagevista3375 exactly. I got so frustrated, that I ended up cutting all my hair off and I'm about to do it again 🤣🤣

[@jamjam2949]

disney: **kills the mom** sony: **keeps the mom alive** disney: :000

[@KKLaurelye]

Just goes to show you don't need to kill a character to make an impact.

[@sakuralilybow3921]

@@KKLaurelye you just gotta give them an illness that impacts their and other's wellbeing

[@draconianpomegranate2299]

They did it for Walt Disney

[@tanamonteiro6123]

Right. And Disney's first black princess is a frog for most of the movie. Love this film. Super sweet.

[@bilfbilfbilf]

@@tanamonteiro6123 Princess and the Frog is one of the best Disney movies, so dont even try to attack it or we fighting

[@SimplyE23]

As a survivor and a mom of a young daughter, thank you 🥺❤️

[@SB-sj9ov]

Please go to the Dove Crown Act and sign the petition for prohibiting racial hair discrimation in the workforce for Black people, especially Black women and girls. We shall not be discriminated for wearing our natural hair. Thank you!!!

[@ineedmydowntime6993]

Awwww

[@Firegodzilla19]

@@SB-sj9ovwhat

[@Firegodzilla19]

That’s sweet ❤️

[@ayannasmith8283]

so glad you rung the bell sis! Blessings in abundance to you and yours ❤❤

[@KHTimeProtecter]

Dad learns how important hair is to people and how to have patience to style his daughter’s properly, Mom gains the confidence to rock the bald look like the warrior queen she is, and let’s not forget how absolutely precious the little girl is throughout the entire thing.

[@girl1213]

I think he already knew the importance of hair: he certainly did his own and he married a hair stylist who makes KZbin videos to help other women style their hair. The problem he was having was it was likely he learned how to do his hair from his own mother rather than his father. Hair styling to him was something children bond over with their mothers, not their fathers. And men don't use the same amount of hair care products as women do (we've seen the his/her comparison pictures on the Internet). So it was no wonder he was overwhelmed when he looked at his daughter's desk full of hair-care products and nope-d. In the end, he simply didn't know what to do or how to do it. He knew it was important to Zuri, but lack of confidence held him back. That's why he needed to hear his wife's words and realize he's not the only one who feels that way and that's why his wife made her channel in the first place. Not just for the women, but the men as well. Especially since they already traveled down a rough road and made it out alright (his wife's cancer) and that's how they can support her in her recovery.

[@birb2197]

I just realized that she was cancer-free at the end and that was the best thing i saw today

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

TehLegendary Pineapple yesss 😭

[@mulky-bubby1539]

Awwwee

[@kbstarzzz6179]

Me too (; w ;)

[@SarahStumph]

I was crying 😭

[@papajonhs3687]

Thx for the spoiler

[@thabittercourt]

In the beginning, I thought the little girl had a ballet dance or something similar at school, when it showed it was actually to bring her mom home, my god, I cried.

[@princessshanna]

Annabel93 yes!!!

[@moniquebarnett9818]

Me too! I thought it was picture day! 🥰😭🥰

[@O-EGames]

Same

[@RiverHope]

I didn't pay attention to the month or day so I thought it was valentines day and she wanted to impress her crush 😂

[@yenzi930]

Gabi Braule how is she???

[@chrissiem3958]

I think no matter a person's skin tone or cultural background, ALL FATHERS are terrified to do their daughter's hair. This video has layers of sweetness and emotion, but to see the dad trying (and struggling!) but getting there in the end is brilliant. And the fact that he is continuing to do her hair during the credits and wasnt just a 'stand-in' while his wife was sick is a gorgeous detail. This film totally deserved it's Oscar 💖

[@lexirobinson7334]

bro ong. my dad refused to do my hair when i was younger when my ma couldnt do it so he gave me a hat- 💀💀

[@architectonthejob]

Lie, I have 10 sisters and now 2 Daughters...... Never been scared because I know what to do and if not, where to look. AND I know who we are. So that's a full lie. That's also pretty immature to assume you have met ALL fathers..... pretty ignorant actually.

[@lexirobinson7334]

@@architectonthejob i thought you were replying to me for a sec, cuz i was only mentioning my dad-

[@Arkylie]

I think a more realistic assessment would be that many fathers don't care enough to try (they don't have long hair, why should they learn how to manage it? at least I assume that's the general underlying rationale), and of those who do care, many are anxious about it, sometimes to the point of giving up before they begin, sometimes to the point of giving up after making a few mistakes or finding it harder than expected. But that's like doodling for the first time and throwing away the crayon going "I can't draw!" Assuming a fairly normal capacity for motor control, any person can learn how to achieve basic hairstyles. Those who care enough about the one they're working on will learn how to do it without hurting them (much). It's easier for some hair types than for others, and some of them need products to be manageable, but if the hair is long enough to style in *some* way then it's possible to come up with *something* that looks neat. I know a woman who claimed her daughter's hair was unmanageable because it was mixed. The woman herself is mixed (the father is white), so of course the daughter has some of that in her, and she does get frizzy sometimes, but I never had a problem brushing out her hair and getting it to a gorgeous state. It didn't even take products, it just took *time* and *patience* to carefully work through the hair. Her mom (who btw claimed to have been trained as a hairdresser) would rush through it and had done that so often that the girl had a sensitive scalp, and it took a while for her to get comfortable with me handling her hair -- for her to realize that not all hair care has to hurt. And then I let her style my hair, too, and coached her in how to avoid hurting (when she was little she'd run the comb right over my ear).

[@ayannasmith8283]

@Chrissiem The fact that you are trying to lessen the significance and the whole point of this short and book let's me know you are one of those white women who if it's not about you or if you can't relate than it doesn't matter. It's more than a father having to do his daughter hair, it's about the daughter missing out on the bonding time love patience etc she and her mother experienced together. Dad had to find his own way around to doing it his special way. I really wish people like you wouldn't comment because you can't relate. It's wasn't about your feelings and thoughts.

[@AJS20]

5:34 I am moved by this scene 🥲 From the daughter's face and intentions, it is clear what she wanted to tell her mother from the ❤: "I love you mom, no matter what you look like now, whether you have hair or not, you will always remain the most beautiful to me.🥰" I LOVE THIS SCENE ❤️

[@ogmadi6446]

“See now wasn’t that easy?” Me,,with 3 combs stuck in my hair, and a sink full of hair: ... uhh

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

Issa me Maddy xddd 😂

[@marz4850]

Nahh i would’ve broke those comba

[@SkollIki]

Issa me Maddy I feel the pain lol 😂 my hair is curly

[@starfallmidnightoof4227]

Issa me Maddy same but I don’t have curly hair my hair is wavy but whenever I brush it out it knots immediately after that

[@satanmilk9067]

I have normally wavy thick hair and it gets curly and tangly (everyday) and I can relate

[@Zzzk23]

The “see now wasn’t that easy,” when it in fact wasn’t

[@orlandoawilliams799]

Yeah, it's more like "See, you both survived!"

[@alyna_1159]

That’s the joke

[@ihgoldstein6274]

agizzy23 It never is but it gives you the hope that it will eventually.

[@Zzzk23]

Drink Me I know. I’m just pointing it out because it’s very relatable.

[@angelicnymph2308]

I’m not even gonna lie. I’ve been feeling pretty cynical lately due to the amount of disrespect, disregard and mistreatment I feel BW get. More so darker skinned black women. This however, has put a smile and tears on my face. This is truly a healing video and we need more of this !

[@keishasims3192]

Right on. Just remember: your Black is beautiful. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[@Deteriorated_Kitten]

Is no one talking about how the mum is slaying the bald headed look?!

[@SB-sj9ov]

Please go to the Dove Crown Act and sign the petition for prohibiting racial hair discrimation in the workforce for Black people, especially Black women and girls. We shall not be discriminated for wearing our natural hair. Thank you!!!

[@sheep4life746]

ikr!!!

[@woofers_wcue7338]

The truth spoken in those words like YES

[@cfeemaincrystelle1245]

❤

[@AtarahDerek]

It's especially significant because she's a hair stylist and a cancer survivor. She lost something precious that was part of her identity and career. Yet that bald head is the signature style of the victorious warrior. And it's all the more beautiful for that.

[@carlyslotnick4103]

Who’s here after they just won the Oscar. This short film is so sweet it brought tears to my eyes ❤️

[@yanivillegas1503]

Me

[@alannahopkins2041]

Me!!!!

[@montse2445]

Me too!

[@dreameryoung38]

Meant to come here early this morning after watching Sunday Morning

[@PatriciaFoort]

Me!! Had to look it up immediately. Cried watching it. So beautiful 🙏🏾

[@xxxvalkyriex85]

Like how the cat was just like “no sis”😭🤣😂

[@tirzxh]

My mirror says the same thing to me every morning

[@echowood1732]

That cat had more personality than most the kids at my school

[@SB-sj9ov]

Please go to the Dove Crown Act and sign the petition for prohibiting racial hair discrimation in the workforce for Black people, especially Black women and girls. We shall not be discriminated for wearing our natural hair. Thank you!!!

[@samheartnet]

Finally, dads are getting the love they deserve

[@starwoodanime1532]

This is beautiful.... I wish more stories like these existed for little black girls

[@SB-sj9ov]

Please go to the Dove Crown Act and sign the petition for prohibiting racial hair discrimation in the workforce for Black people, especially Black women and girls. We shall not be discriminated for wearing our natural hair. Thank you!!!

[@atakeuchi_]

*sees picture* Her Mama is still a queen without her hair. 😭😭😭

[@karrot8221]

i was just about to say that

[@kaylaleininger2495]

That was the point where I could no longer fight back the all the tears 😢

[@mehnaztabassum1847]

@@kaylaleininger2495 me too

[@AffordableREI]

@@mehnaztabassum1847 yeah, i watered a little

[@funnydummy3701]

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[@nuariamen6356]

But nobody’s talking about how the girls hair is literal goals👀

[@nav5626]

its goals until u actually have it

[@chxrrydevil5957]

@@nav5626 facts :/

[@cay820]

Pretty hair but ya can’t go out with bed head 🤎🤎🤎

[@nellykunafina8357]

I think her morning hair look fantastic as well c:

[@deannaballard1382]

@@cay820 I would walk out the house everyday with a straight fro.

[@NyathZzZz]

How can anyone dislike this, fr? It's beautiful! I had a family member go bald because of cancer, the part on the hospital made me cry, the message is so beautiful

[@noramurcia7195]

Such a lovely story. I really thought baby girl’s mommy passed, thankfully she’s a survivor. Baby girl has soooo much love reminds me of how my little one feels so safe and loved at home ❤

[@gachabeemo7091]

Me:Is she dreaming about her mom Sony:Disney messed you up

[@jeongyeon1358]

Oof

[@menotek4650]

Yup..

[@gachabeemo7091]

Thanks for 818 likes 😋😋😋😋💕💕💕💕💕

[@ATLKing404]

Disney always kill the mama.

[@andyluizsousa]

HAHAHAHHAA

[@itz_shavon_shooklife9396]

Disney : “ We make the best short films “ Sony : “ Hold my bonnet “

[@teacherladyno1]

Shavon Shook I am crying laughing!! Yes!!

[@dafny3656]

Your so funny🤣

[@casingadreamw.nuecases1293]

🤣🤣🤣

[@partymaartyperez2310]

*BeANIE >;(((

[@rafiathabassum4671]

CG makes the best

[@charlimander5683]

I’m as white as a sheet of paper but I love this. I understand that people of color have struggles with their hair and that is hard to find good representation so I loved this.

[@TheHardR]

And I love you random citizen 😭

[@staronpawss]

yess same !!

[@Someone-zo6ot]

This story is beautiful and really hits deep and is special to me. 8 years ago I lost my grandmother who basically raised me growing up to cancer. She was the only other person besides my mother growing up who knew how to manage my unruly curls. I still cry every time I watch this. ❤

[@uni_voices]

i'm sorry for your loss, hope you're doing better nowadays^^

[@arandomturtle3992]

when the dad was fighting his daughter's hair I felt that

[@detectivl5811]

@Silent Wanderer Do black people really have that strong hair? 😅

[@chasidycollins9061]

Detectiv L Yes😂 I can attest to this. No exaggeration here

[@detectivl5811]

@@chasidycollins9061 Lol XD

[@MirellaSnape]

@Disco Rage aren't there just 3 characters? Mom, dad and daughter?

[@annoyingloudmicrowaveculti4373]

Disco Rage I’m pretty sure that the sister you are talking about is actually the little girl’s mother

[@ararisu637]

This makes me proud to be African American, and proud to have thick hair.

[@4GODiswithus]

Yes! ♥️

[@Naomi-vc8ke]

Ararisu ❤️

[@yvonneadjei-twum9016]

Same here

[@ss-hc7tb]

x

[@freethinker8966]

I mean I'm white, so I can't relate with this whole hair thing , but I've always admired the hairstyles, I think it's so beautiful

[@Crying2Death]

I heard they’re releasing a show for this which I’ve never seen so I checked it out while my car was in the shop. This literally had me tearing up in the waiting room😭 How have I not seen this?? The animation is so fluid and the emotions are absolutely gorgeous

[@nataliasalvova9351]

I totally loved the animation, it took me back to childhood times. In my opinion, this kind of animation is nowadays very rare. I appreciate that it still hasn´t disappeared from cinematography. The story was emotional. The way Zuri gave Angela a picture of her without hair was so lovely and touching. It shows no matter, how she looks, her daughter will always love her. I really enjoyed this short animated film.

[@cking4869]

Dear Sony, More of this please Signed Literally everyone

[@jaylanicole3751]

Jazzy The emoji movie was a cultural movement in today’s society. You just had to look deeper. Meh is the most diverse and oppressed character in mainstream media. Meh was hunted and discriminated against because of his opinion and emotions. He paved the path for all people who feel different from everyone else. #mehforpresident2020

[@genlove5494]

I love this so much because it shows that we should be proud of our hair

[@vietdroid]

Totally agree!

[@boo1290]

Trueeeee

[@mildbepis4597]

Jayla Nicole no it wasn’t it was just a crappy movie about emojis.

[@amalia2573]

Sony: doesn’t kill the mom Disney: *Wait that’s illegal*

[@deadlyfarriswheel]

Or the dad! Let's just say Sony: neither parent dies or is dead

[@Rune_Wave_]

But then, where is the mom? Besides in the video..

[@fairy_floss]

Fact: Disney characters often have missing parents because of what happened to Walts parents. Look it up.

[@milleshasleftthechat5509]

Boi, where she go??

[@1mmmrrrmmm]

LexiTheHybridFox you see her at 5:15! I was wondering that too.

[@SonyAnimation]

You can watch #YoungLove, the animated series based on Oscar-winning short film Hair Love from creator Matthew A. Cherry, September 21 on Max!

[@indrataylor3149]

Love you 🙌🏿👏🏿🙏🏿✊🏿🥰😭❤️

[@crystalbise9581]

Didn't show yet. But I'm waiting. Can't wait!

[@SundaeBest-est]

Please pin this comment!

[@applespider125]

Honestly this show has everything it needed to be a cash grab disinter but it wasn’t It’s genuinely good

[@swordofkings128]

God I helped kickstart this years ago and forgot all about it. Everything about this is so beautiful, the background paintings, the animation, it made me cry. Incredible work.

[@SB-sj9ov]

Please go to the Dove Crown Act and sign the petition for prohibiting racial hair discrimation in the workforce for Black people, especially Black women and girls. We shall not be discriminated for wearing our natural hair. Thank you!!!

[@dbzcupcake]

Sony beating Disney they didn't kill the mom they ALMOST killed her

[@coeurdemanchot]

Funny you say that with a pp of a character coming from _Death Note_ 😂😂😂. Again, something related about death

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

dbzcupcake ooo

[@magnarvasiliev5292]

Disney does that shit, they kill the mom in every goddamn movie, Bambi, the little mermaid, lilo and stitch, pocahontas, pretty much every movie. Lilo and stitch they killed both parents. It makes it really unrelatable for kid like me with a abuser dad and mom. I wish they'd make a Disney movie with loving parents but also a movie with mean parents so kids like me can relate. I hate when they kill mom's and dad's are heroes. That needs to change.

[@CH-ej7om]

@@magnarvasiliev5292 so true. When I was a kid I always noticed how there were no mothers in looney tune and hanna-barbera cartoons as well.

[@crinsombone5380]

Sony killed Disney with Into the Spiderverse too

[@kolchian5139]

The fact that the mom slowly grows her hair back in the credits is so cute to me idk why

[@queenmari9636]

She beat cancer and I was so happy about that

[@jalynnwilliams6170]

Queen Mari glad someone else noticed that too! 😭❤️

[@m.luisam.5484]

Omg yes! I knew then that the mom was good and she beat cancer. Hooray!

[@anitasikutshwa5898]

it's symbolism to the rebirth of the black feminine in spirit.

[@emmarounsville1479]

Me, who didn't think about watching the credits: (IMMEDIATELY unpauses)

[@tanyangonzalez]

Why does this get to me every single time 😭 it's such a simple short story but it's unbelievably sweet, wholesome, and so full of heart. And the soundtrack is also very good, it compliments the story well

[@aldogonzalez7331]

My 7yr old daughter show me this yesterday...I had an accident and spend 5 months in the hospital without being able to see her..was fight back tears all the time because it brings back so many memories.

[@best_gurl1083]

The dislikes were just peoples tear drops falling on the button. Edit:OMG I NEVER GOT SO MANY LIKES IN MY LIFE THX

[@bulanrinjani6681]

You got that right... 😆😄

[@expressience]

Solid tears?

[@faizahahmad2040]

@@bulanrinjani6681 😂😂

[@faizahahmad2040]

😂😂😂❤

[@bulanrinjani6681]

@@faizahahmad2040 😁😁

[@arson3314]

Can we all agree the dad is a mvp for realizing his mistake and helping her retry

[@truly.sokezo]

Now that's the dad who owns the best dad title.

[@kalpanashekhar1647]

Yes we can

[@foxomation710]

True

[@milailieska6319]

@@truly.sokezo 0000

[@patriziadascenzi5513]

Bi bi

[@MeganReeceMusic]

Everything about this touched my heart! Firstly the little girl looks sooo much like my own daughter, is around the same age too. We watched it together. The way the dad is struggling doing laundry and then has to tackle a hair routine he isn't used to, also relatable for me as I had to learn afro hair in order to do my daughter's and that's been an amazing thing for us both but I definitely felt like I was in that ring with her hair at times! Especially when I'm exhausted or in pain. I suffer from chronic illnesses and many health issues so even the mother and daughter part made me want to cry! Sometimes I am hospitalised and away from my family for tough periods of time or can't be what they need me to be. I just loved all of it. The representation of so many things into a small film made it highly emotional ❤

[@andreamaria85]

I just watched the end 3 years later and noticed her hair growing back!♥️ My mom lost her fight with colon cancer at age 54 in 2015.

[@dalemcghee6416]

When her dad was fighting off the hair I’ve never seen anything more relatable

[@jodihace7052]

I love how the comb slapped his hand. Like really combs and 4c hair can do this in real life if you being too rough lol.

[@BeachBrah247]

Bruh, my hair be doing the same stuff, 4c hair man..

[@shan9216]

I completely related to the film and cried at the end because of how sweet it was

[@rai4119]

SO damn relatable. And the hat scene too.

[@rai4119]

@@BeachBrah247 4c hair is TOUGH. Took me all my life to find love for it

[@btrash7950]

I wish they didn't make the ending so blurry... oh wait, false alarm, that's just my tears.

[@imbored4821]

Lmao that name 😂

[@lorlor6035]

BTraSh LITERALLY 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@meme-gn3nc]

I would say I know rite But ur profile pic just made me laugh.. ARMYYYY

[@kimberlyepps3730]

I thought the exact same thing... darn tears getting my way😤😭🤣😂🤣

[@alwaysbelieveinyourself1303]

I cried so much

[@lils_southpark]

i can't believe this short film is getting it's own show!!!

[@shyamsriram8180]

I show this in class every year about the power of black filmmakers telling their story. I was tear up when she shows her mom the picture.

[@tianamcpherson9863]

THESE CHARACTERS DIDN'T EVEN TALK AND I STILL CRIED 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️💞💞💞💞💞👍🏾

[@TheCarmelswan67]

Me too!

[@TinaEisch]

Me too!

[@nikkiashful]

Tiana McPherson Sis me to 😭😫

[@uniserenity1414]

The mom talked a little when the girl was remembering her mom doing her hair, but other then that it was a beautiful short film.

[@jevanasare4767]

Same

[@mariajmorales05]

I thought the mom had died I was like “oh no u can’t do this to me” and then I saw her and I was so relieved. Even more when her hair started growing back in the credits 🤧

[@plasticsamoan]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGS9mWiAnamYbdU

[@plasticsamoan]

Is that what it’s based on??

[@bonniecornelius3836]

same

[@noahcody2655]

Jelly Nelle read his description it explains everything

[@marzipanmerci1068]

I was crying hard from the beginning and then cried harder seeing the mother growing ever so strong and the whole family so loving of each other. Sony knows how to cut them onions in my bedroom. 😭

[@amyartlover]

Dads who learn how to do hair just for their daughter>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@erinbathie-moore8478]

I'm a white young woman with wavy/curly hair and I found myself crying. This is so beautiful, you can tell that he loves his little girl so much

[@leoloera971]

Bruh he literally got into a fight with his daughter's hair that's hilarious

[@aminatraore9303]

I was literally thinking about my mom doing my hair lmaooooo

[@sevenm.9631]

Leo Loera It’s pretty realistic though black hair can be like that in real life if you don’t know what you’re doing

[@zerere_]

Lmao

[@mo_oc7142]

@@sevenm.9631 It's not can... It's literally like that. I mean those that really have curly hairs like me

[@durba-718]

My mom wud just cut it😔😒😒

[@skysplash8]

Everyone: OMG I'm crying the mom is actually alive Me: *HE'S THE BEST DAD AHHH*

[@gaspump5337]

Papa bear

[@ushriyamoodley1257]

And the Father of the year goes to...🏆

[@kyiadavidson6201]

Agreed I think if I did live with my dad he would learn how to do hair after a while

[@renipede835]

Irrelevant but I think i recognise you from the niche forums!

[@RtistiqSkubie]

@@kyiadavidson6201 This short is based off a REAL story video uploaded by the father in the short, here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGS9mWiAnamYbdU

[@woofers_wcue7338]

The father looks EXACTLY like my dad when he was younger. Long dreadlocks and all.

[@woofers_wcue7338]

Well, maybe longer.

[@chaoticlobotomy]

totally didn't start sobbing. I'd been avoiding this video for months in fear of being disappointed in myself, and while I'm still wiping tears, this video means so much more and I know it'll mean the world to so many others. This empowered me to give my hair as much love as I should to myself. Thank you.

[@painlessnote90]

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO ACCIDENTALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE DAD

[@makaylnbn8092]

imma dood SAME THO

[@Bluetopazbeast]

Same...

[@temc7673]

@LEBRONTV Just because you are a kid, doesn't mean you CAN'T be interested in boys. I mean, you never know.

[@khumukchammemton3649]

Same here🙋

[@jessm9213]

OMG right away, such a good Dad

[@GAMBANJUJJJ]

dont ever make an emoji movie again sony, thisshit is top tier

[@2ndtonone289]

This here ....not this shit

[@aletanook]

I want another feel-good cheerful film like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. All their other films is junk as flint would say.

[@user-2012July-A]

This was so beautiful. Message. Animation. Everything. When I was a kid, it was 'do your hair yourself, or it will be cut short'. It was lovely to see a family unit with both mom and dad being there for the kid. Sort of wish fulfillment, I guess. Since I didn't have that either.

[@SB-sj9ov]

Please go to the Dove Crown Act and sign the petition for prohibiting racial hair discrimation in the workforce for Black people, especially Black women and girls. We shall not be discriminated for wearing our natural hair. Thank you!!!

[@lostgirl2798]

This reminds me the times my dad tried to do my hair when mom was not home. He messed up but I never refused because he done it with lots of love. I even went to my school with that hair.... I will forever love you dad and I really miss you a lot. I'm just lost without you....

[@melissareid5246]

Crying quietly at my desk at school. Real awkward part is I'm the teacher.

[@kaseykilcoyne9434]

It'll be okay. The mom got better in the video, during the credits.

[@remibanner5225]

Well Ms.Reid dont cry 😭😭

[@agranilin]

I did the same thing, I am a teacher too 😂😂😂

[@sarareis4546]

I'm also on my prep period right now crying at my desk!

[@lynsachi]

This is amazing

[@myalagic378]

My straight haired friends: Look how difficult and puffy my hair is right now?! Me: *Broke my 5th hair tie*. Yeah, wow, can’t imagine ur struggle...

[@angelinageorge9526]

When you break the damn brush heavier your hair is so *T H I C C*

[@Ellie-jr4zy]

My friends bought me scrunchies for my birthday. My hair broke the elastic inside and now I have useless fabric tubes. I feel ur pain sis

[@MirageEspejismo]

LMAO! Story of my life, smh

[@robylopezvi]

Myalagic37 Hardge ok same but you shouldn’t just dismiss what other people consider problems for them

[@montiigo]

@@robylopezvi oh shut up.

[@HealedChakras777]

An assignment for university lead me here and boy am I glad it did! This deserves a full length movie no ifs, ands or buts!!

[@amandabrawley2872]

I love how in the end credits she grew her hair back my heart strings went /\/(((//\/[\]]|||---//\ as a person who had my mom go through cancer this..this was so cute

[@comradedoggo6307]

Mom : "Actually alive" *[Everyone Liked that]*

[@nigoikoi]

y e s

[@luisfelipeguzmanverduguez8814]

It actually surprised me that the mother was alive

[@tinytaleah]

‘Cept Disney lol

[@FilthAndRuin]

You can tell he's a dad cause he got them socks with sandals.

[@Funnydoc]

Bruh fr

[@ambercherise2391]

🤣

[@notsocuteslime2297]

Bruh i just noticed that

[@betoescalina7509]

Bruh

[@gabrielapasato1468]

Lol true

[@ScorpioSpirit16]

I knew Young Love looked familiar, I'm so glad this short got a follow up series

[@Mami09233]

Exactly 🤭

[@redtobluerose6020]

So happy to see some shots of the family after mom gets home I love seeing people coming out well from an unfortunate situation

[@SB-sj9ov]

Please go to the Dove Crown Act and sign the petition for prohibiting racial hair discrimation in the workforce for Black people, especially Black women and girls. We shall not be discriminated for wearing our natural hair. Thank you!!!

[@andreadehoyos9910]

Is someone cutting onions? At the beginning, I thought her mom had died.

[@corecaidete]

Omg me too!!!

[@tjones9552]

I knew I wasn't the only one...geezers! I wasn't ready to be so emotional..😭😭😭

[@mileshasahugepp]

Andrea de Hoyos Omg same😢

[@summerlewis7194]

This isn't Disney 😂 but I thought so too

[@icycle6207]

I feel you 😅😭😭😭😆

[@kaylagibson3315]

THE MOMS HAIR REGROWING AT THE END HAS ME SOBBING I AM NOT OKAY PEOPLE REPEAT I AM N O T OKAY

[@PrincessAfrica3]

Kayla Gibson lol awwww big hug

[@sleepwalk-huh]

I WAS ALREADY CRYING SO MUCH BY THAT POINT AHHHHHHH

[@skootergirl22]

My mum had cancer

[@schmooca]

(i promise)

[@kyky868]

Kayla Gibson I WAS LITERALLY TRYING SO HARD NOT TO CRY

[@danfil2207]

Who is here after Young Love trailer?

[@Darkchao_berserko22]

At first I thought it was inspired until I went back and found this short was really getting a series. I hope it does good

[@justarandomhumann]

So beautiful! Mom isn't dead, just sick and has to be at the hospital, and the daughter wants to remember her.

[@thegachaglitch3560]

The mom looks like a total queen with no hair just saying...

[@digimonalvatrax2738]

Ikr!!

[@PhoenixFeather09]

Definitely!!!

[@bigblackjuicypp]

like from the drawing her daughter gave her, she's just missing the crown

[@malikjohnson3129]

#BlackBeauty

[@LuckyLucky-qe9ch]

She is a queen

[@mZToyadiva101]

Imagine this on a Big screens for little girls to see around the world.

[@FamiliaSuri]

Victoria Ella I couldn’t agree more ❤️

[@jetta.silence6356]

They could put it on before the main movue starts. Like Black Panther etc. Black made movies. And especially kids movies. But be thankful its right here so people can watch it whenever.

[@manneaux4404]

@@jetta.silence6356 They should totally play this before the next Black Panther movie.

[@junklex]

they actually played this before the angry birds 2 movie! at least, they did in my theatre

[@joshuarumsey5639]

@@manneaux4404 Yah Sony and Disney Marvel...

[@LiterallyScarecrow]

I love to see Black families portrayed as healthy and loving 💚

[@Sonanne]

Did anyone notices that they are making an animated series of it called “Young Love?!😃” And they are putting it on Max!😄

[@pk-4666]

I thought the mom died at first but then I remembered: this isn’t disney🤣

[@merakimoira4905]

Ikr!

[@palmirinha23]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DragonzArt03]

#sotrue

[@janewells3310]

Lmao

[@donishahale8132]

Very touching, congratulations on your nomination.

[@qjbceyijnko]

Film: *award winning* Parents: *alive* Disney: how-

[@jessielici0us]

😂so true

[@wafflelady6694]

hahaha funny... ya know, if it weren't identical to the comment below that was from 1 month ago...

[@TheSuperwery]

😂😂😂😂

[@rumpel7968]

@@wafflelady6694 and... Your point is...?

[@noahhenderson3164]

To be fair I thought the mom was dead for most of it like tons of other people

[@Deadpool4president]

I'm so excited for the TV show!

[@healerofthewaters6508]

This is still by far the most heartwarming short film they've ever done

[@niki3694]

I really needed this when i was a kid. I recently threw away my straightener not bc its wrong to straighten your hair but bc i felt i had to. I love my curly hair and im tired of people telling me to straighten it

[@Ashty.]

I'm happy to hear you're embracing it! I don't have this hair type or the struggles that come with it, but I always thought that seeing natural hair in it's natural form was always beautiful. Sure, straight hair can look all nice and sleek at times, but there is something about that natural beauty that totally overrides it.

[@littlefarmhouse3953]

I love that you threw it away because you felt like you had to straighten your hair, thats beautiful! ♥️

[@jeffreyhicks6380]

That's crazy! I've never had people tell me to straighten my hair. I thought everyone loved curly hair!

[@t.rae.storyteller]

Curly hair is sooo beautiful, especially if it's your natural hair. 😊

[@himeoftwili]

I wish I felt the same. Not because others always told me too, but because being from a mixed family where a lot of people were white with "good" hair, my small side as never taught the proper ethnic hair care. :( Straight is just manageable. (I have very thick curly frizzy hair)

[@Themoment888]

Man when he tried to comb her hair without moisturizing and wetting it first, I could feel her scalp crying😭😭😭

[@Galvion1980]

Men can be idiots a lot of times. I should know, I am one, lol!

[@Galvion1980]

@JusticeFor Alexei I do, no fear. In fact, I give him props for being willing to learn. Took me ages to get the fuck over myself and my ego!

[@sarahanyre]

I knowwww

[@nopo8011]

I dont get why if his hair is long lol

[@Galvion1980]

@@nopo8011 Yeah, but he's got dreads. They need different type of care. Apples and oranges, you know?

[@skyyday4857]

HAPPY DAY- this is now a series on MAX. Well done!!!

[@danaportnoy9153]

A beautiful more sub-plot-ish part of the message in this short that I love, is the picture of her mom the little girl drew, with a crown on her bald head. Hair already means so much to a black woman’s experience, but it was a passion of this mother’s before cancer treatments made her lose her hair, maybe even a career for her through those tutorials. So for her daughter to tell her so definitively, you’re as beautiful now as you’ve ever been, even without hair, was probably so helpful to her healing, and repairing her self confidence. ❤ This short is so sweet.

[@erinjackson8119]

Short video, heart warming video: **doesn’t kill the parent with cancer** Disney: is it possible to learn this power

[@rosanaolmeda1588]

This is so sweet love it

[@naturalkinkycurlymarie7496]

They always Kill off the Moms, so I thought maybe she died.

[@BeeWhistler]

The end credit shots were a welcome bonus, too. Not only is she still alive but she's in remission. I needed that.

[@misswinnie4.8]

Bee Whistler me too.

[@rach3092]

Bee Whistler I don’t think I coulda taken it if the mom was dead 😅

[@mcberry2521]

When your cat give you the judging gaze, you know you did wrong

[@39Bosski]

When your cat gives you a hug, you know it's a Sony animation

[@carelessdreamer]

And if they use the Feel Happy Noise, you know they love you.

[@debatingcatholic5020]

My cats look at me with judging gazes literally every single day

[@carelessdreamer]

Marie Josephine How are you doing so many things wrong? You only need to worship them like the Egyptians every hour. It’s not that hard

[@debatingcatholic5020]

@@carelessdreamer I do! They still judge me!

[@emilyodonnell4928]

Nice to see this is now getting a series on HBO Max.

[@davidflores0227]

That's why I'm rewatching this!

[@thiennhan8763]

Somehow for me it is not just about the hair, the family. Thank you

[@angelvity1296]

**The parents didn't die** Disney: Wait no stop-

[@Jazz-dk3rg]

Fr tho 😂

[@kkuky2019]

So true xd

[@FloatyyBrain]

😂

[@sunshinelove2508]

So true lol 😂

[@aglassofmilk.9615]

True. But I give this about 5/10

[@themagnificentmasterx4452]

If Sony started making stuff like this, maybe they'll get somewhere.

[@Delroy61]

Hey, that's 2 wins: 2018: Spider-Verse 2019: Hair Love

[@cindy_hoang]

get somewhere? theyre already a multi-million dollar corporation lmao

[@cacaobeans1353]

@@cindy_hoang In the long term I guess they would get somewhere. Unless they keep on making bad movies they'll slowly fade into irrelevancy

[@sokkvabekkr5973]

yeah but like they literally did make this

[@cacaobeans1353]

@@sokkvabekkr5973 Yeah forgot to clarify that Spiderverse and this would mean they're heading down a good road now

[@xXBlueSheepXx]

This is one of the most beautiful pieces of animation I've ever seen. The story, character design, and art direction are all great.

[@Kawaiekeeks]

This is the cutest short film ever I’m crying!

[@hynjae]

ok but can we talk about how pretty that mom is

[@CorbCorbin]

Little Erykah Badu vibe.

[@bnwo]

lol it's a cartoon

[@penny1545]

Even and balt she is really pretty.

[@michelleyang7583]

Me in the beginning: Aw, it's wholesome. Me at the end: where's the dang ninja chopping onions?

[@cannibalisticfawn5895]

Imma take this man out

[@RutabegaNG]

Fo real, tho!

[@GG.Ko1]

I didn't finish watching the video when i read your comment, so i thought that there was an actual ninja chopping onions. lol.

[@kid0rchid]

Do you *want* to cry? Ok.

[@CaramelTubbies]

Forreal bih

[@GreatJob_SUP3RST4R]

Obsessed with how the end credits show her moms hair growing back!!

[@scorpion8669]

Very beautiful film about a father and his daughter! I especially love how the come greet the mother at the hospital and seeing her, giving her confidence that all will be ok. Very heartful film!

[@brookd9006]

I loved that so much, for a second I thought her mom was dead but that was a beautiful ending

[@TravisHouze]

Yea I assumed either dead or just away from home for the day

[@webster695]

I assumed dead or divorced. I’m so happy I was wrong!

[@misskittystryker]

I'm so glad she wasn't dead tbh!! So many stories kill the moms off.

[@Reneekelley68]

Me too. Me eyes watered a little bit.😭

[@soapygirl83]

It's interesting that we only assume a father will take over certain parts of parenting when the mother is either dead or away

[@hawkerandlangafamily2015]

No parents were harmed in the making of this movie...

[@honestreactions8115]

Lol, omg that is hilarious 😂

[@zayelins]

…

[@bigandbeautiful2183]

This video means the most to me, my mother had a natural hair channel as well and her doing my hair was how we bonded, when I was thirteen she had cancer and sadly passed away. Learning how to do my hair was extremely hard. When she took care of it, it reached down to my behind. But after she passed I just got silk presses because I didn’t know how to take care of it. My hair then started falling out and I was completely lost. But my dad watched her videos and did what ever he could to help me style it even though he had no clue what he was doing

[@patriciajune5]

3 year later it’ll be on hbo max can’t wait