When her hair appointment is cancelled mere hours before a formal event, Gaia is forced to confront buried childhood trauma as she attempts to tame her hair by herself for the first time. Overwhelmed, Gaia turns to her matriarchs as a last resort and they tell her all she needs to hear.

Inspired by this film? Donate.

About the filmmakers

Kyla Simmons is a rising senior in UT-Austin's Radio-TV-Film Department.


Raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Chidera Orazulike is an Igbo writer and sound mixer.


RELATED FILMS

January 14, 2025

Mehr’

By Ahmed Masood
January 10, 2025

After Change

by Yulia Suaidah, Aleshia Kayla R A ,Najka Salma N and Nabilah Clearesta Ozora