Short Documentary (2018)
Writer + Director + Editor: Maya Annik Bedward
Producer: Maya Annik Bedward, Kate Fraser
DOP: Sean Liliani / Timothy I. Smith
Original Music: David Arcus
Sound Design: Inaam Haq
Synopsis
A short documentary about Marvin Bedward, a 65-year old business executive who refuses to cut his hair. Traumatized by the white barbers who ruined his Afro when he was a child, Marvin sees his long hair as an act of resistance to authority, mainstream culture and his wife.
Screenings
2018 – Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival (Theatrical premiere)
2018 – Caribbean Tales Film Festival
2018 – Guelph Film Festival
2018 – Regent Park Film Festival