SORF HAIR

category: caribbean, documentaries, short films

SORF HAIR

People with kinky/curly hair have ben the butt of every hair joke for centuries. From discrimination to lost opportunities, these issues and more tend to take a toll on "naturals" globally. Sorf Hair explored the natural hair experience in T+T as people from all walks of life and with different hair textures reveal their stories and challenges.

directed by SHARI PETTI
Shari Petti is a 22yr old Film student at the University of the West Indies Trinidad. She has worked as an actress, production assistant and camera assistant on numerous film productions in her country. She directs, shoots and edits the Youtube Docu-series "Small Lime" which features young Caribbean natives as they explore social issues affecting their society. Her film Sorf Hair, which explores the natural hair experience in Trinidad and Tobago, has screened at several film festivals including the Caribbean Tales International Film Festival in Canada, The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, the Barbados Independent Film Festival and is carded to screen at the Nouveaux Regards Film Festival in Guadeloupe and the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO || 2017 || 23 MINS