Film Comment:
Hair World
In 2002, the biannual hairdresser's world championship “Hair World” was held in Las Vegas. It was a perfect opportunity for filmmakers Marjori Madura and Cynthia Adra to follow the American team and find out what the top achievers in hair sculpture think about their profession. As one member of the team puts it: “hair is my life”. There's also some talk of the “United Nations of Hair” ... but mainly the contingency wants everyone to know that their work isn't about the every day haircut. The creations they whip up are art, they say, even if models look like they're wearing wedding cakes on their heads.
Credits
Original Title: Hair World
Language:
English original version
Country of Origin: USA
Year : 2003
Duration: 80 Min.
Color
Director: Cindy Adra, Marjorie Madura
Script: Cindy Adra
Camera: Frea Ritter, Justin Ritter
Editing: David Neal Stewart
Sound Mix: Skyland Sound
Music: Emily Margaret Tessmer, Serahtonic, Action Figure Party, John Compton, Lee Knight
Starring/Featuring: Dmitry Brodkin, Robert Cromeans, Michael Della Penna, Ronnie Hawkes, Trang Kim, Gordon Miller, Stephen Moody, Tina Paskalakis, David Pressley, Marty Rizzo
Production: It's About Time Production, Cindy Adra, Marjorie Madura, David Neal Stewart
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About the Film
'Hair world' session
One of the participants raves that hairstyling is a 'touch' industry... and compared to other types of body contact services, a wash and style is fairly inexpensive. As an alternative to regular therapy though, a 'hair world' type session won't be for everyone. After a bout in the hands of these specialists, models might look like ET's imitating Joan Collins – but a lot prettier, of course.
Another resident of Hair World believes that they are the haute couture of hair. And in fact, the hairstyles are just as impractical for everyday wear as the fashions that designers put on the runways. And as everyone knows, if you can't use it (or make heads or tails of it) its gotta be art, right?
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