Recoiled (2019)

An animated short created by students in Missouri State University's Electronic Arts Program. Produced by Shalom Simmons and Kersten Schatz. Directed and edited by Claire Grim. Story by Shalom Simmons and Claire Grim. Written by Kersten Schatz. Art direction by Shelby Corley. Techincal direction by Matthew Fuller. Sound design and score by Brandon Huddleston. Executive produced by Mark Biggs, Colby Jennings, and Andrew Twibell.
The work on this channel has been created by Electronic Arts students at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO.
This undergraduate program emphasizes technical mastery in audio, video, interactive new media, and computer animation studies. More information can be found at ea.missouristate.edu.

[@user-oj6so9qj6o]

The weird part is where the heck is the parents

[@silvesterlowellimageek2140]

I'm sure one works ,while the other one is there , I'm mean the little sister looked liked she was four, or five . While the older one looked like she was most likely in 5th grade, or something like that . Over all they wanted to show love,and the frinedship between the sisters ,and far as little sister burning herself she saw big sister do it ,and little sister wanted to do it too .

[@user-oj6so9qj6o]

Can you make A Iron giant animation

[@midnight831]

𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬

[@walkindead876]

And they didn't unplug the iron.

[@cloudmelanin3796]

@Aniecya Price what?--

[@cupidisa]

Don’t change yourself for others. Love yourself for who you are.

[@user-ty5mb7sn3m]

لث٠فجلىكووك١

[@tenritniehtnoyugmodnar5661]

Fine but if we have a weird side then we need to change that very quick

[@ZainabmemonZainab]

Tails hubbies inimitable piggies p0

[@_Madridista_]

Oh plzzzzz its just hair

[@_Madridista_]

Oh plzzzzz its just hair

[@selamkassahun8849]

We absolutely need a Hero movie of a girl with power that comes from her hair.

[@anchalpal6188]

Tangled?

[@andreeai2634]

Meduza?

[@starryskies113]

medus

[@siennabanana161]

repunzel~cough medusa~cough probably more~cough

[@feral_pigeon]

@@siennabanana161 I think that they mean a girl with curly hair that have that power

[@ladybugguts]

The classroom was so realistic lmao like the teacher was like bullying? I sleep. Hats? Real shit

[@everafter2611]

I love how her hair moves and does things

[@isaiah4600]

realistic. I took my hair out of braids and it got caught on the microwave door. So I like how it was grabbing things. It really seems like that some times.

[@chasehogans6970]

Same

[@rafaelj8769]

Yes i liked too!

[@camcoca1]

Rafael J $$) a importaciones provenientes

[@nonconformist36]

Hair has a life of its own.

[@zehraali5393]

Unfortunate how ads and salons these days want us curlies to make our hair straight. I went last week to ask about something to make my curls less frizzy and the lady at the salon said yea you do this treatment to make your hair straight. I mean, Did i ask you that? Curly hair is very beautiful, it shouldn't be straightened

[@lightyogami6453]

Me and my friends are over it, but I think frizzing comes with curly hair. Maybe not all curly hair people, but probably most..

[@eitakou]

Curly hair, though a pain for you guys at times, look so pretty and to see them say its better being straight is just ;-;

[@kalig.4982]

And straight hair people want curls. The the market..it makes you want always the "other" thing.

[@nrichards7564]

I think they also want us to think frizz is bad , embrace it

[@servantofjesusv7605]

@@kalig.4982 Ikr people should just be happy the way God created them

[@featherworksentertainmentc6325]

You guys really nailed the hair behavior and the look/ flow and texture of the straightened hair. Excellent work for students!!!

[@sonyawilliams8098]

I felt so seen and literally cried watching it. My hair sometimes can be it’s own monster but it’s part of who I am. I love the manageability of straight hair and how society promotes it as elegant, chic, and easy. But nothing compares to my curls and coils! Nothing! My son feels seen when I rock my crown and I want him To know it’s okay to be who you are naturally. I didn’t have that growing up so this short film means the world. I showed him and he said “good for her”. It’s normal for him To see this now and that makes my heart happy.

[@extremelyviolentlyvioletpl6073]

3:00 "no hats" how about "NO harassing her and her hair"

[@LU_CIA_]

I know, right?

[@fiorellamorales1783]

🦄🥳🎁🧩🎨🧸🍫🍬🍭🧁🍨🎉

[@certifieddarkboi2561]

School logic:

[@amaotwins155]

It’s just a rule of no hats they have reasons

[@r5tygunug824]

@@amaotwins155 why are hats not allowed...it’s a genuine question

[@audriii2334]

I like that her hair is coily we needed more coily representation 🥰🥰 Edit: seen a lot of people confused so I’ll clarify; Coily is a zig zag pattern while Curly is more of a spring pattern in the hair’s natural state (not after you brush or blow dry it) Coily hair can still have some curls but it’s mainly zig zag and a lot of people have multiple hair types on their head (I have 4c and in some spots 4b hair)

[@honeydroptheunicorn6557]

They need to make hair ties that doesn't snap apart

[@squid4997]

@xXxX aestheticxXzz coily, curls and coils are two different things.

[@honeydroptheunicorn6557]

@xXxX aestheticxXzz same thing

[@cupcakeblush4537]

Bruh

[@zepetogirlsworld5886]

@@honeydroptheunicorn6557 ikr my hair ties always does that 😒

[@julian4805]

I had almost the exact experience in this film! It’s also a great illustration of what I always tell people who don’t have my kind of hair, “it has a mind of its own. I wanted to style it like xyz but it didn’t want to so I just let it do it wants.” As far as the rest of the short film, it was middle school when I straightened my hair so the kids would leave me alone and stop touching my hair. I recently saw this TikTok of this mom teaching her little black daughter a song about how to establish boundaries and personal space when someone is touching her hair without consent. It made me shed a tear because my parents didn’t teach me that. When a kid wanted to touch my hair (which were many of them, mostly if not all boys, and all of time), the only thing I could think to do was run. But they would chase me. As I got older, they stopped but all they did was change their methods from chasing to sneaking up behind me. I had to go all the way to a school counselor to tell them to stop, and for a painfully shy kid like myself, that was a hard thing to do but I had enough. I had my hair straight until junior year of high school because I really missed my natural hair. I was naive to think that by this point the boys would have matured to understand personal space but I was wrong. They still snuck up on me, in the middle of class no less! It seriously wasn’t until COVID hit (and I’m an adult by this point) that people FINALLY stopped because they had to stay 6 ft away anyway. Despite this, it was all worth it because that painfully shy girl was gone almost instantly when I wore my curls again and let her be as big and wild as she wanted. I wanted to live as free as my hair did. The fact that I still go through this with adults who should understand BASIC empathy and personal space to LEAVE ME ALONE is baffling. But at least I know how to stand up for myself and my hair now. Again, it has a mind of its own 😂 she has her own personality and feelings and I have to protect them!

[@ghadeerali3828]

you are so beautiful

[@alllieens6299]

This film means a lot, reminds me when I used to wish I was white so much, I would straighten my hair and change myself completely just to appear likable to white people. It really messed me up searching for validation from all the wrong people. I’m still struggling to realize that I’m not a “slave” and they’re not the “master”, and I don’t need their validation, but I’m getting there. It really does suck how society pushes us to believe we arent worthy, so many black girls go through the “I wish I were white phase”, I’m just glad I’m pretty much out of that. I love this film. ❤️🥺💕👏🏾✊🏾

[@DarlingKermity]

I went threw "i wish i was a white girl" phase and still do just because of my hair. Its really hard to do.

[@LittleGameDev]

@@DarlingKermity tbh I was the same, everyone in my family had a problem with my hair because it's so thick. No one knew how to take care of it and my mom refused to get it permed/straightened. I now see a professional who specializes in black hair. It's been a dream now I know how to actually take care of my hair properly. :D

[@wasabi_civk1200]

@@LittleGameDev Thanks God😭🙏🏽 I'm so happy for you

[@alllieens6299]

@Smileyrie.yeppoon I don’t see much of that where I am. I see the complete opposite. Dark skin, especially dark skin like this “✊🏿” is always portrayed as ghetto or anything bad. But its nice to know not everyone see’s us that way.

[@mslstudios9947]

Oh my gosh you should never feel that way I’m so sorry you had to go though thst

[@erikawright1510]

Yall the parents in the bed sleep, cooking in the kitchen, at work, something- use your imagination😂

[@servantofjesusv7605]

😂🤣🤣🤣

[@nikolqarchkhadze7983]

Bruh🤯😂

[@andrikascraftscreations519]

Maybe she’s a young, single mom going back to school...

[@rocioflorespinillos9078]

@@servantofjesusv7605 b

[@LadyMarie20]

Lol

[@niagregory2656]

This actually had an emotional effect on me by the time she straightened her hair with the flat iron. I actually missed her natural hair. Giving that natural hair life was a genius idea. 💡

[@andread5175]

This is amazing and speaks to me deeply I was almost 35 before I realized my hair was naturally curly/coily My mom started perming my hair in kindergarten because my texture was different from hers and she didn’t have time or the know how to manage it .. I’m still learning how to manage it myself after 10+ yrs natural... it has been a journey and sometimes I still find it hard to fully embrace my curls and undo the brainwashing of society and my mom thank you for this 💜💜💜💜🙏🏽

[@bokuto2011]

Alright is everyone just gonna ignore the fact that they left the straightening iron on in the bathroom

[@surabhisingh341]

Lol! I was checking the same that it was on.. she hugged her and then ran to play.... The carpet will burn the whole house down.

[@twylarochongilder6647]

Ikr!!!Lol🤣🤣🤣

[@radhair1833]

Fa

[@bitter-sweet-music]

same i was like..."lord I hope that house won't catch on fire" lmao

[@changbinlovesdarkc9845]

i thought it was gonna be a sad ending bc the iron burnt the house lmao

[@carrieon2912]

My hair has always been “poker stick straight” but I’ve always wished I had curly hair since I was a kid because it’s so beautiful. Funny how people always seem to want what they don’t have

[@brittniebelcher3341]

Exactly, me too

[@Freiya2011]

@MAP Investments I would hereby like to confirm that black hair with all its curls is beautiful! 😉😘

[@starryskies113]

bruh it funny how u complain about straight hair

[@carrieon2912]

@@starryskies113 I guess when you’re a kid and you really don’t like yourself or how you look it’s hard to see the value in it. I know I’ve been blessed in life but I used to take a straightener every morning in junior high and high school and curl out the top of my hair to give it some more body, I was so self conscious of my “flat hair”

[@carrieon2912]

I have since learned to love it and accept myself how I am, but it took a while. I was so embarrassed one day when I forgot to straighten it, and was shocked when my friend told me it looked normal 😂 I do admit that commercials and stuff cater more to my hair type, but when my hair didnt look the same as the models I saw, it still made me self conscious. Heavily edited or styled images really can have such a negative affect on body image 😩

[@amoameera]

You just gave me a new perspective of looking at my hair and I love it.😊❤

[@yetundearowosegbe3274]

I can't believe there was no talking throughout the movie yet the message was clearly passed across. Beautiful 😍❣️

[@monserrath270]

When I was in school, people would make fun of my curly hair. I was always being told to try straightening it or to “do more feminine” things with it. The majority of my dad’s family has curly (not wavy like in the advertisements that dare say curly) but I always felt ugly and didn’t know how to care for it. I would brush it (a big no no as I learned) keep it up in a tight ponytail, but I always refused to straighten it more than twice a year. I hated being called “poodle girl” by the other kids but I still liked my curls. Watching tv I always hated how superheroes almost never had curly hair. As I got older I went against my mom’s wishes and cut my hair very short (my hair at the time was around waist length but super damaged due to “curly hair” products) I wanted it to heal. I changed my shampoo, no hair products, used tiny amounts of beeswax for curl definition, a bland of natural oils tailored to my hair and that was all. I let my hair be itself and I get compliments on it left and right from how bouncy, frizzless and shiny it is. Curly haired humans, love your hair, treat it right and it will treat you right.

[@silvesterlowellimageek2140]

I sorry that kids picked on you about your hair , they were just were upset because they wish there hair was like that . Also your right they need more curly hair superhero. I'm glade that you found things that worked for your hair. Another world of advice if you well take it I learned that people do a good putting you down so don't do it neither ,no matter how old you get never tell yourself your ugly the things that make you who you are make you beautiful . ☺

[@waterright8484]

Ayyyyye that’s what it’s all about, you get it!!!

[@lilautistie5281]

My lil sis has really curly hair that she always ties in a ponytail, though it use to be almost like an afro. I might tell her about that, if she wants to Keep the Curls :)

[@monserrath270]

@@lilautistie5281 yeah, super tight pony tails can damage curly hair, if I put mine up I use those big, squishy hair bands that have no elastic so that my curls don’t get strangled. Its awesome that you remind her that her hair is beautiful and that she doesn’t need so many chemicals in her hair. :)

[@adia.kimchi]

Kids are so mean! Its just hair, like those kids are just jealous because you have beautiful hair!!!

[@li4m659]

I think all of us (curly hair people) had a dark time in which we wanted our hair to be straight or to be blonde etc. Etc. And then we realized our curls were beautiful

[@christelannan2694]

Period there is so much we can do with it (not saying that you can''t say anything with strait hair)

[@fluffypinkglitterwingz8082]

Um... Not true. I never wished for blonde hair.

[@christelannan2694]

@@fluffypinkglitterwingz8082 period sis I love the confidence I didn't wish for blond hair either but a lot of people did

[@alairefaye4619]

Same with us who have straight hair. I always wanted curls. big curls, tight curls. I didnt care. Then I finally began to love what God gave me. But we as Americans are never happy. To short, to tall. to fat, to skinny. to straight to curly.

[@Bianca-nj9xt]

I have straight hair and blond hair

[@missjaszmine1068]

I have curly hair and I have mixed feelings about this film. I often feel like we as African Americans are so starved for representation and for images that look like us, that even if there is a hint of negativity in the content that we can relate to, we embrace it. I've seen animation from animators from Africa and other parts of the world, where the character with thick curly hair is the heroine and her hair is a non-issue. I think part of the many dilemmas within the experience of African-Americans is that we've had to survive in a nation wherein all parts of who we are deemed and propagandized as being inferior, including our hair; but when I look online on Pinterest and see all the beautiful black women of different shades, different hair textures, who have their hair, cut, faded, braided, twisted and otherwise, it's real beauty that's exists outside of the American and Caucasian standard. I myself would rather see a character who rocks her curly hair and is beautiful and knows and embraces that she is beautiful.

[@marajones1828]

What if this was someone telling their own personal story with this film? Cuz I went through the same thing as in this film so I appreciate it and it gave me a chance to self reflect on my growth. Black women are allowed to share the negative parts of their life, it’s okay to not always be okay and confident and perfect.

[@Liz-up2ti]

I'm from Africa and I'm here to tell you that hair is an issue... I have had braiders tell me to put relaxer on my hair because it was too hard to braid...

[@esrielle.n]

@@marajones1828 i’m wondering when or who said that black women weren’t allowed to ‘share the negative parts of their lives’

[@1randomdoodler]

@@Liz-up2ti this actually happened to me! I my mum was saying to relax my hair and so was my old braider, and I caved. I regretted it so much and it ended up damaging my hair to the point of needing to cut it. That was a couple years ago though and im with a new braider. My hair is healthier than ever now:D

[@TA-op3fk]

@@Liz-up2ti Fr. I literally had my hair relaxed for like 10 years my life. Probably would have been longer if I didn’t just straight up hate getting my hair done and chopped it all off.

[@tallysworld21]

Such a beautiful story. Don't change it because some people don't have the knowledge and discriminate you. Love yourself for who you are and not what other people want to see. I got teary eyes from it and love it 😍😍😍😍😍😍🤗 . I know it's still hard until today, but be proud of your culture and happy about it.

[@jusele830]

This is so unique..... it's basically teaching you to love your hair as it is and don't care about what others think because when u experiment you take the life out of it resulting in you regretting and possibly damaging it...JUST LET IT BE ‼️

[@ping5825]

Yeah sure, let your hair be curly all it wants until it gets stuck in a nail.

[@naveedmoorgin8311]

Umm u could chill out with that. anyones hair could stay curly and that’s kinda rude. Just Bc it’s curly does not mean it’s tangled

[@ping5825]

@@naveedmoorgin8311 It can be easily tangled. The curls can collide with each other. Brush your hair properly and tie it when going to school. When school's done, be yourself.

[@kc3936]

More young girls need to see this ! Awesome video. This made me tear up after 27 years I am just now accepting all of me all the way down to my curls and coils 🥰💪🏿

[@vanessajackson3391]

Yes 👏

[@nazramunir5733]

No thanks

[@starryskies113]

@@nazramunir5733 tf

[@lovelymix8056]

You don’t have curls!

[@marlenewheeler3556]

These movie brings me back to when I was a child having these same issues; it was tough, glad those days are long gone!!

[@anneugartechea7650]

Love this! Hair was just something that sat on top of my head. From the day I was born, a bowl cut ruled my life. Until, finally, I left home. My first Sensei was shocked when I walked through the dojo. I had gone home and the first item was another trip to the hairdresser…and, another bowl cut. No. Sensei told me to never cut my hair again. I was a free woman. My time in exile was over. Even at 73, the hair and I go places where a bowl cut would never make it! I love the independence this young ladies hair has.

[@Emily-rj1ij]

She actually looked better with the curly hair than the straight one.🤦

[@wenettaturner1176]

ofc she did

[@Strawberrymilk402]

Ikr !!!

[@grill_lv]

Nah I think she looked better with the straight one

[@ross4lifeyt879]

You know, 3D animation is hard.

[@serenacore9799]

Yeah..

[@bonitanzinga5167]

I love this!! we need more natural hair representation. As a child, i got made fun of because of my hair. It was called "Ugly", "Untaimed" (even though it was always styled), a teacher told my family my hair was too distracting. I got made fun of because i didn't straighten my hair, it was a mess. Got called ballheaded even though i've got PLENTY of hair. I began to wish I could straighten my hair or that i was another race that has naturally straight hair. My parents always told me my hair was so beautiful, but after a while i stopped believing it because kids would tell me otherwise. It took up until recently for me to truly love my hair, I had locks that were really long. I'd style them different ways, gots tons of complements. Recently I combed them out because i missed my hair being out, I had my hair locked since 5th grade. I'm now a sophmore in college and I love how versitile my hair is, how i can do so much with it. Can be a real pain in the ass sometimes but i love it!

[@auroraegiebor6795]

I'm glad you learned how to love your hair again every one should love their hair no matter if its curly, wavy, frizzy or strait :D

[@bonitanzinga5167]

@@auroraegiebor6795 awweee! Thank youuuu🥺❤️ and yes! Everyone should love their hair no matter what, as long as it’s healthy, it’s good hair!!

[@juniasfolly6089]

witchcraft and mysticism, really sad!!!!

[@Roses6858]

Probably jealousy

[@ping5825]

@@bonitanzinga5167 Sis just wait until it gets stuck in a nail. I wouldn't be mad at the teacher for calling your parents telling telling that its a distraction from the class, because that's right

[@carolespearance2355]

Curls are beautiful! We feel such pressure from society to fit into an approved specific box. We are all beautiful and it is our differences that make us even more beautiful! Keep those curls and rock them!! They are supremely beautiful!

[@nonconformist36]

It's tragic that most Black women can relate to this short film. Why must we all go through self-hatred before eventually learning to love ourselves the way we are? That's not fair.

[@magdelineadler4284]

I loved this. Having curly-coily-kinky haired representation matters.

[@ainarandriarimanana7422]

This was so cute. The music in the background is a bit annoying though

[@_ariiszn]

Ok nd nobody gives af

[@amanimcmullen5424]

@@_ariiszn nobody asked you

[@kelp267]

I think it's nice but it might be annoying for you guys that person didn't have to do that rude comment

[@kelp267]

Cuz I say so cuz I said a cuss word

[@chaazachyasharahla7185]

Everybody fighting everyBODY EVERY VIDEO. BECAUSE PPL DONT KNOW THERE IDENTITY THEY LIKE BEING NEGATIVE

[@Blooming_94]

I love how her hair wakes her up.....if I had curly hair i wouldn't be late to school.....😁

[@Devin.357.]

This was the most adorable animation I've seen. Amazing job on it!!💕

[@adriennedupree9719]

I really liked that this showed the good, bad and the bounce back that our hair goes through. This is a perfect example of African American hair.

[@mememe257]

*a perfect example of black hair

[@bestgirl1013]

@@mememe257 It doesn't matter if she said black, or African American it's still the same race.

[@mememe257]

@@bestgirl1013 african american is an ethnicity, their race is black ms gurl.

[@mememe257]

And I only replied because there are people who aren't african american with the same hair.

[@bestgirl1013]

I guess your right, but nobody really cares,

[@lovinq_daisey]

When i was little i wanted to be like the white girl’s at school and I didn’t want beed’s in my head bc i was embarrassed but now i love my hair

[@emblem647]

Really? I was the opposite I was the white girl wanting to do my hair like the black girls in class I loved the braided hair and beads they would do but it never happened

[@adora_blink1031]

But why you put the donald dumb's picture in your icon ;-;

[@sagittarius-81-uliana]

My mother's hair is wonderfully curly and all her sisters' and brother's are the same. Mine aren't. I was dreaming about such a black and curly hair all my life. My family promised that my hair would change one day, but unfortunately it didn't happen. So I think all curly haired girls are amazingly lucky...

[@divine4201]

I think curly hair is unique and beautiful 😍

[@whyamihere6421]

@@adora_blink1031 why not

[@aliciachavezlopez]

Este es un increíble video y a la vez creativo eh inspirador además hay personas que somos como ella pero lo increíble es que aprendemos de esta chica 💗

[@ciarahicks07]

I came to tell you that God loves you even if you don’t believe in him but he still thinks your beautifully made 🥰

[@heathyhairmarielle2166]

Preach❤

[@Soupcandle]

Thank you so so much for representing REAL black coily hair. We don't all have neat perfect afros or loose curls like most people think

[@izzawigsis9794]

We have been uneducated on how to care for our hair! I love working with hair from it's natural state! All you need is a spray bottle of water, grease, and a wide tooth comb. Separated the hair in small sections and Detangle from the ends to the roots. Thank me later🕵🏽

[@ananorman1532]

girl i took a pic of this, im thankin you noww

[@ashleyanesca1912]

Thanks

[@princess1peach]

I thought u white for a sec

[@Lily-ow5wm]

@@princess1peach lmao same with me for a quick second

[@princess1peach]

@@Lily-ow5wmlol

[@yaretzihenandez6952]

Este video deja un gran mensaje para las hermanas mayores... Lo que tu hagas como hermana mayor tu hermanita menor lo Imitara. Y también deja un gran mensaje para todos... Debes amarte tal cual como eres, porque si cambias algo de tu cuerpo después te arrepentirás porque extrañaras lo que tenías antes.

[@lumedvet95]

Melhor animação Eu luto todos os dia para pentear o meu cabelo. Ja sofri bullying na escola por ter o cabelo crespo e volumoso. Ja me submeti desde criança a alisar o meu cabelo , tanto que quase fiquei careca por causa dos produtos químicos usados no alisamento. So depois dos 23 anos que comecei a aceitar o meu cabelo como ele é.

[@elmienliebenberg9145]

This video also shows what an important role older siblings play in the lives of their younger brothers and sisters! My mother had a miscarriage before she got pregnant with me. I always dreamed of a brother or a brother or sister. What would life have been like?

[@PrincessAfrica3]

Indeed!

[@aliciabyul9550]

I would have had three baby brothers but it's okay. Life is tuff, oh how it would have been.

[@marycobham7671]

I’m here for the representation as a 4b/4c (super kinky and coily )girl myself. But the whole time I was worried their house was gonna burn down because the flat iron was still plugged in 😅😖

[@lmaoaims]

4a?

[@user-tr3jw1df6q]

Kinky?

[@areyoucoming]

black hair is so beautiful, especially type 4 coily hair. so gorgeous and thick and big, all characteristics many women with different hair types would _love_ to have. it’s sad how the world has even the youngest black girls thinking their hair isn’t worthy, when their hair is among the prettiest!! the media should put more effort into their black characters.

[@nagabajoseline7133]

So lovely and warm 😍 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@sanchapowell8222]

What a beautiful message! Reminded me of being teased at school for my unruly afro and never being happy with it. Saved for my 6 yr old.😍

[@PrincessAfrica3]

Aww God bless you and yours💛

[@nataliekonutgan5591]

I have perfectly straight hair and all my sisters have wavy hair. I used to spend hours with a curling iron and by the time I got to school it would be straight again. I gave up the curling iron in eighth grade and learned to appreciate my hair for what it is. We all want to be something we are not until we accept ourselves as we are. Everyone is beautiful in their own way and styles come in and go out.

[@PrincessofKeys]

Here is what I think, no one should be ashamed about their own hair in anyway as I agree with you it styling your hair should also not be influenced by anyone else as well. If someone wants to straighten their hair for their own pleasure than do so, if you want to curl your own hair for your pleasure and not be influenced because everyone else wants you to do so than do so....its not a bad thing but the only bad thing about it is when others say you should do it or you are influenced because you don't think you look pretty at all by other standards

[@otakutoongamer5616]

@@PrincessofKeys so true, if you want your hair to be straight/wavy/curly then you should try it, but you shouldn’t feel PRESSURED to change it.

[@ShiftyKen08]

I love natural hair!

[@lauravitoria8178]

Na minha infância não tinha esse tipo de desenho, uma pena. Gostaria muito de crescer com esse tipo de conteúdo que já molda a criança, mostrem para seus filhos

[@shakirashakira388]

I love this so much! I remember when I was younger I always wanted to have straight hair like my Asian mom and in 2018 I got a perm...I regretted it weeks later and got bored with straight hair....I chopped off all my hair that same year... I realized that my curly hair is beautiful and it brought me lots of attention all the time. I got many compliments which always makes me smile... I love my curly hair so much

[@daisythomas5601]

Black girls matter! This is an awesome short. Often times in the media, they only show the very loose curls or straight hair, especially straight hair, which is a big sign of texturism. It’s really cool that this short shows young girls with 4C natural hair. Natural hair is beautiful!!! 👩🏽‍🦱👩🏾‍🦱👩🏿‍🦱

[@savagelife50]

are there more videos I am teaching my granddaughter who is mixed to appreciate the Goddess she is mainly on the outside!!!!

[@YoJudy]

Check out "Hair Love" which won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Story. Much similar theme only it shows the dad trying to take care of is daughter's hair. The ending is very touching.

[@SanSxmply]

Omg Judy stone I watched that as well, I’m not black, but these stories are so inspiring :)

[@HakiYagamifan]

@Sis I- Maybe so, but that was made by a professional team with big funding. This was made by college students still learning their craft.

[@Stephanie-vr5lv]

The Big Chop

[@shenaypretty]

I enjoyed this animation. Self-love💚 This video touched on so many different things that girls go through having curly hair. When I was younger I use to get perms so it wasn't until I was older that I realized that curly hair have a mind of its own😄

[@K3nji_]

Where are the parents tho?

[@chardeberry3045]

Love the video. I didn’t see the importance of adding parents. The message was still conveyed.

[@rosetoes-vw1nz]

What’s worst about me in school is that I have really really soft hair so everyone wants to touch and say nice comments and touch it and style it

[@the.angelic]

@@kingmanlanguagescenter856 Lol it is a big deal. Germs 😃

[@yunikasilitonga4473]

Sorta the same situation but they just touch it w no asking it’s wavy so they just play around w it

[@jude444]

@@the.angelic WASH YO MUSTY HANDS

[@shenaypretty]

Ooh I can't stand that!!! One girl pulled one of my curls down to see how long my hair really was. I was like don't do that!!! You're messing up my hairstyle🤦🏾 I bet your hair is beautiful, but people should ask to touch your hair.

[@Oneluckydevil]

I love this so much it makes me feel 100 times better about my hair being different, everyone in my class either has straget hair or have box braids d=or stuff like that but I always where my hair natrual, this really helped my self asteem

[@dr.aakashbijarnia779]

some times what we think about as our imperfections, actually they are our perfection, and made us who we tuly are❤️🌻

[@quartzzhuit]

As a Natural, this animation makes me BLISSFUL.😍😍😍😍➿➿➿➿➿➿🤗🤗🤗

[@jude444]

as a brown person (i look white though lol) i honestly adore coily/afro/curly hair. i don’t get why people hate y’all for having more melanin and better hairstyles, fan behavior? 🤨

[@starryskies113]

i have melanin in eyes. and im half white and domincan my hair is firzzy curly but not coiled

[@starryskies113]

i mean u dont get it since it hard to brush and wash ur hair it took 1 hr but new one dryer it 25 mins its craxy

[@jude444]

@@starryskies113 wow

[@l0v3n0n3]

Jealousy, I’m actually a white Arab that he has a lot of melanin, I also have curly hair, I’m a fan of curly undercuts, and I also have a lot of other features like speaking more than one language, and people will do anything to try and put me to shame, I had a phase where I was whitewashed and I’ve changed thankfully

[@olvialee7221]

Awww. That was very well done. Almost reminds me of Hair Love.

[@blxssom7534]

This animation is so cute and we need more animations like this❤️

[@nadinenzolani1040]

🥰❤️💌

[@imanilikesmen]

This video should be on Netflix

[@LivinginAtlantaAatikaJerry]

The animation is bad

[@imanilikesmen]

@@LivinginAtlantaAatikaJerry I don't care!

[@LivinginAtlantaAatikaJerry]

@@imanilikesmen ok

[@Periwinkle_Icedragon]

Maybe on Disney+ because it is shorter and Disney+ has short films

[@imanilikesmen]

@@Periwinkle_Icedragon So does nexflix they have short films too

[@DaishaMichel]

Very cute little film, but where are their parents 😂

[@adora_blink1031]

Yeah

[@theoops7678]

Probably at work

[@sunriserose8284]

maybe they passed away and shes taking care of her little sister

[@go-cm4rz]

@@sunriserose8284 Because that's allowed for a 10-15 y.o.😂

[@sunriserose8284]

@@go-cm4rz 😅🤣

[@aaaaze]

I feel this girl, I love my curly hair. I have natural gold highlights and when it curls it is beautiful. It’s also very thick, about as thick from my finger tips to wrists, and very frizzy and curly. All over last summer I washed my hair day and night to get it very healthy, no straight. Joined middle school and what do you know? People thought I was more beautiful with straight hair. After a whole summer of love, and treatment I ruined it.

[@catalpasymbiote2331]

YEEEEEEEEEES!!!! Thank you for creating this and posting! Totally excellent!!

[@carletvunnis2550]

The moral is that we’re beautiful just the way we are we don’t need to change a thing

[@TM-bn2ig]

Not me getting emotional 🙄🥺

[@zairefranklin665]

Cshsjsksksksj same 🥺

[@clairegrim1112]

Aww thank you!! That’s exactly why we wanted to make it🥰

[@remizart]

I haven’t watched this in a while and I’m glad it popped back up in my feed! 💕

[@rogeliopascual8294]

Embrace your flaws...you are created as you are..dont change anything about your looks rather keep your self esteem on board and be confident just like the others who does ..at the end of each day..you will learn to love yourself more..which is the greatest thing you can do for yourself.. be who you are!

[@LKonandupward]

Flaws....?

[@massaraalnaqar469]

Don’t change ur self for others be YOUR SELF

[@danberryy]

Yes finally 4b/4c hair texture! 😍

[@gabriellacomito5918]

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[@user-xn1pm3tr6z]

@@gabriellacomito5918 g

[@gabriellacomito5918]

@@user-xn1pm3tr6z ?

[@user-xn1pm3tr6z]

@@gabriellacomito5918 🥺🥺😨😰💔💔💔

[@gabriellacomito5918]

@@user-xn1pm3tr6z I still do not get it. And I do not understand Arabic.

[@Kupid._]

omg i remember straightening my hair with a flat iron and once water touched it.... it would just puff right up back...made me happy to see my old hair texture again

[@lexisnooze8669]

I have straight hair but have always wanted curls. They are so beautiful!

[@morgyn1172]

this film needs more attention

[@reallynow7718]

So cuteeeee, here from a tik tok comment of yours 😂

[@sliyahandrrson8729]

Same

[@livgertz205]

Me too

[@clairegrim1112]

Thank you for watching!🥰

[@AmeliaRosalinaTheHedgehog]

I have straight hair and back then I use to have long hair and I don’t like when everyone touches it but I’m glad I got it cut short

[@Panda72021]

Me *Watching them leave the bathroom together to go play in the rain* : UNPLUG the hair straightener and pick it up off the floor before you start a fire.

[@waterright8484]

Your hair and you are beautiful, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!! Don’t ever change yourself to fit someone or somethings image cause that’ll never help you, self love can be along hard journey but it’s all worth the struggle in the end 💙

[@leaholiver7404]

Beautifully told/showed!🖤

[@MissMaya33]

we love it ..........I show this every year again and again to my new classs

[@SRJAnimation]

hats off to the attempt of making a film on the hair and there are tons and of the problem we face while working on hair, I can't even think of doing such film with complex hair work hair, even Disney wrote 250 + scripts to make the hair of main char

[@clairegrim1112]

Thank you so much! We had a team of animators, rigging artists, etc that worked very hard for months on end to bring this to life! Our main simulation technician was great at his job!

[@SRJAnimation]

@@clairegrim1112 Owh so looks like its a collage project. And you direct animate and wrote the story ..this is the best way to understand production flow and pipeline of works need to be done, great love to see more

[@savagelife50]

this video i found to be very very powerful it has ALOT of Lessons neatly put in this film ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@052sannidhivellala3]

Quite impressed . Please do upload more😍🥰

[@HenagaH]

This is a good video !!! Keep up the work. We need more content like this !!

[@danceballetacro]

That was amazing!! Awesome job Claire!!!

[@Kailloumitchell]

It’s the movement fa me STIFF WHERE😭❗️

[@user-ko7np1os6e]

I felt this same frustration with my hair. It was matted, dry and didn't look how I wanted it to. I was impatient with it and how it wanted to do its own thing. I'd put it up in a bun and let it rot for weeks on end, thinking my hair was against me. When really, after my mom helped me comb through those knots, I felt free and calm. My hair started to feel more alive. Now these days, I learned to accept my hair and be gentle with it. And that's when I noticed it became a lot easier to manage. Our hair just wants love by us mostly, not just society (even though others opinions on our hair dont matter). But with us? Definitely. I learned to understand and nurture it. Now, it doesn't feel neglected.

[@wagnerbdl]

Este filme me fez entender um pouco melhor os motivos da brincadeira inocente do Rodolffo ter magoado tanto o João Luiz no programa Big Brother Brasil 2021. Notavelmente o Rodolffo aceita João como é. Talvez a falta de conhecer diferentes histórias não forneceu subsídios para que Rodolffo pudesse imaginar a história de sofrimento de João. A brincadeira do Rodolffo teve até uma dose de carinho, com base na vivência com o seu pai que tem o mesmo tipo de cabelo. Mas a falta de imaginação causou a falta de empatia. A falta de empatia causa a falta de bom senso. A falta de bom senso tem causado muitas feridas em toda a sociedade. Agora que Rodolffo pode imaginar o sofrimento que a sua brincadeira causou, talvez nunca mais a faça. Assim como também não pretendo mais fazer. Quero acreditar que quem assista a este filme também não queira fazer piadas com o cabelo de mais ninguém. Vivendo e aprendendo!

[@kenza5907]

Never change anything for others, they'll find something else to do but judging you, just don't let them see that they get to you ❤️

[@kevilakelmaoficial]

O meu cabelo é afro e às vezes parece quem até vida própria como mostra o desenho! Mas ainda assim, aprendi a me amar e amar o meu cabelo! Minhas características me tornam única!💖😊💞

[@blameitoncapitalism]

This is already super great! Still I'd love to see those professionals getting financial support from some big name in the industry and be able to recreate this exact same beautiful movie with a big budget! Being able to get better technology and make the animation into another level. Also, great artist should get great PAID! Now I'm not saying they are not well paid idk anything about nobody finances, all I'm saying is: making a movie, specially a 3D animated one, it ain't cheap! And I know such great professionals would love to increase their investments in production and getting bigger in recognition! So I'm rooting for all af them!! Good luck yall!. Thanks for the amazing film!

[@marciapimentel8037]

Sensacional 💜

[@varah_potter]

My hair legit looks like the older sisters when it’s not pressed. I used to have such a hard time loving it. Now I love it soooo much!

[@Witchygirl22]

I'm loving this! I came from Tik Tok. 😍♥️ You're amazing! This is beautiful and you have so much talent!

[@janerozario7818]

I’m an independent English teacher working in France with baccalaureate students studying the natural hair movement. I’m do please to be able to introduce this short film to my students. Thank you Matthew cherry

[@amywagreich9042]

Great video. I wished those fros comes back. Lots of them have great natural beautiful natural hair.

[@amaristr]

Having 4c hair type....this hit different