—A vérité look at the critical role of hair salons in an African immigrant community—
POV presents "Chez Jolie Coiffure"
Meet Sabine, a charismatic, larger-than-life personality crammed into a tiny shop in the immigrant Brussels district of Matonge. Here, she and her employees style extensions and glue on lashes while sharing rumors about government programs to legalize migrants and talking about life back home in Cameroon.
"Meet the filmmaker reinventing how African women are portrayed in movies. [In Chez Jolie Coiffure, director Rosine Mbakam] captures the way in which this salon provides a safe space of community and support for African migrant women, while also revealing the struggles their community faces." —National Public Radio (NPR)
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Credits:
Director/Producer: Rosine Mbakam.
