Going Natural | Hair Journey Documentary

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3 жыл бұрын

Six young women share their journeys transitioning from chemically relaxed to natural hair, a labor of love many women in the African diaspora are familiar with. The tales are tied together with a curl-celebrating fashion shoot directed by AGCreativ.
Director: Michelle Martinez
Producers: Michelle Martinez & AGCreativ
Photoshoot Creative Director: AGCreativ @agcreativ
Music by: Wayshawn Hunter
Animations by: Amelia Fins
Photoshoot Hairstylist: Crowned by Shirley @crownedbyshirley
Photoshoot Makeup Artist: Liz Villavizar
BTS Videographer: Diandra Marie @itsdiandramarie
Fashion Videographer: Michelle Martinez
Models:
Aja:
@ajalamourr on Instagram
Paulie:
@paulie.mars on Instagram/TikTok
www.michellemartinez.work
@mickiemarz
Business Inquiries:
mickiemarzfilms@gmail.com

Пікірлер: 57

@shemazingberry9789 11 ай бұрын

I relate on so many levels. I went natural 4 years ago & I literally had an anxiety attack worried about what people (my people tbh) would say. But now I’ve discovered I’m a lion! I will never EVER pretend to be a domestic cat! I love me some me & hate that in my community if you don’t display any European genetics , you’re not considered to have ‘good hair’ but The Most High really took his time with us and curled each of our strands to perfection. I love that ❤

@mickiechronicles 10 ай бұрын

Yess! I used to compare myself to a lion all the time🦁 :) so much confidence. I love that so much for you!

@AFocusedLiving 10 ай бұрын

I wish I never thought my hair is ugly but I am glad seeing others embrace which makes me wanna embrace

@cleocleo7653 3 жыл бұрын

We are so beautiful. Everyone in this video is so pretty

@paulettemarte2804 3 жыл бұрын

Love this and loving my natural hair even more

@yanibeltminaya9489 3 жыл бұрын

I loved this video!!! It motivated me to rock my natural hair lol 🙌🏽🙌🏽 #teamnatural 🥰🥰

@bspeakman5102 11 ай бұрын

Excellent vid. I just went natural & I’m 62 it’s never to late wish I did this earlier!

@mickiechronicles 10 ай бұрын

Congrats! My mom went natural recently too at age 51, almost a decade after me and my sister. She loves it!

@ElizabethWafJe 3 жыл бұрын

So so so well done you all!!! The photo shoot and styling of your beautiful hair at end 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 Beautiful, Michelle 💕

@jeuneatjoliee909 11 ай бұрын

Everyone is so pretty!!

@claudettecarrothers50 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@jmacknaturalista 3 жыл бұрын

I throughly enjoyed this, I’ve watched it 3x already! Great content! Beautiful women with beautiful hair! I’m here for all that this! 🖤

@mickiechronicles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@EveretteHamlette 3 жыл бұрын

Dope video! Very well done! Cool animations! Clean audio too! All around great job and great stories! Loving this message 💯

@mickiechronicles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Everette! I'm glad you enjoyed it

@karendenby8974 9 ай бұрын

thank you

@mariasantos2751 8 ай бұрын

Amazing 🥳🥳🥳

@lisam830 3 жыл бұрын

This was amazing!!!!

@roy2themax 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!! Love it esp the photo shoot at the end after hearing about their journeys

@mickiechronicles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Royce! ❤️

@loveyouroyce 3 жыл бұрын

Y'all look amazing.. love it ❤ Amanda I love that make up on you babygirl you look stunning 😍

@mickiechronicles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kathy! ❤️😘

@amandamartinez1664 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! 💕

@nelsonddilone5998 10 ай бұрын

GREAT CONTENT ! 🔥 ✔️

@afrilifewealth8743 10 ай бұрын

Well done! A very important film that needs all the air time possible to get the message across. Our hair is beautiful!

@mickiechronicles 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the love! 💗 we are beautiful! 👑

@brandymartinez478 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great doc. I love the creativity and confidence in this video. Such a relatable topic even for someone with straight hair watching my family and close friends go through this was a much needed conversation. Love it ❤️

@mickiechronicles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Brandy ❤️

@aminawilliamson2694 8 ай бұрын

When I started my natural hair journey I was insecure I didn’t know what she needed and how to take care of her, I was in rotc and I was so hard to braid, detangle or put in a bun💯 I had so many anxieties that I had a bald spot😭 but now my hair is past my shoulders…. But sometimes I feel down when people look at my Afro I’m getting more confident

@mickiechronicles 8 ай бұрын

Figuring out your haircare is a process! I’ve had many frustrating days too. I’m glad you’re feeling more confident now! Thank you for sharing.

@JohannyM 3 жыл бұрын

So good! Great job!

@mickiechronicles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Johanny! 😍❤️

@ceciliaparker6291 11 ай бұрын

Loved it!!!🙌🏽🥰🤗💞💋💋💋

@mickiechronicles 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed. ❤ that makes me happy!

@shirlsshirls8594 3 жыл бұрын

Yassssss! Loved working on this project! Thanks for the opportunity to do the hair on these beautiful ladies ❤️

@mickiechronicles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shirley! ❤️ It was so great working with you.

@zechssiguro7476 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see! Hope this inspires most all of the diaspora to go natural, not be restricted by racist job inclinations etc! Beautiful, Natural black women!

@mickiechronicles 10 ай бұрын

We are so beautiful! 🥰 and we deserve to know it!

@zechssiguro7476 10 ай бұрын

@@mickiechronicles One Love Queen!

@thehoneyeffect 11 ай бұрын

I never think about Mixed Race women having hair issues, I always see hair issues and the natural hair movement as a Black thing as Black women are the furthest away from the racist white supremacist beauty ideal

@mickiechronicles 11 ай бұрын

I saw a video where an Asian woman spoke about curly hair discrimination in the Asian community, and how "crazy" or "wild" characters on TV usually have curly hair. I had no idea the bias existed in that community also. For us here in the US and Latin America, it's definitely rooted in Eurocentric beauty standards and there's so much history behind our hair culture. I did not accept my natural hair immediately, but now I prefer it!

@Peacebewithu34 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful video.

@mickiechronicles 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Vivian! Glad you enjoyed.

@user-ou7en2fu2i 11 ай бұрын

Hola 😇 very good job 👏 ❤blessings 🙏

@mickiechronicles 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤

@SweetEssie 9 ай бұрын

6:33 This is good advice for me to get used to my hair but I'm still apprehensive. My hair looks amazing at home, but in the humidity and rain of Miami, it doesn't maintain the style I put it in. 🙃

@mickiechronicles 9 ай бұрын

I feel you! Usually I wear half up-half down styles in humid weather when I still want to show off my volume but want to keep it neat and out of my face.

@SweetEssie 9 ай бұрын

@mickiemarz When I leave my house, my hair length is to my shoulders, but after 2 hours, it's shrunk to a third of its size. Oh, well. It could be worse.

@SweetEssie 9 ай бұрын

@mickiemarz Awesome video BTW! I felt so seen and heard! 🩷🩷🩷🩷

@mickiechronicles 9 ай бұрын

Lol the struggle! & thank you, i’m glad you enjoyed! ❤️

@gailpowell4955 10 ай бұрын

These girls have such beautiful natural hair.. it’s such a shame that at a young age we were led to believe long straight hair is the beauty standard 😳. I was 14 when I relaxed my hair.. worse thing I Eva did 🫤

@mickiechronicles 10 ай бұрын

It is a shame that we believed straight was the only way, when beauty comes in so many different forms! I’m so grateful we’re embracing ourselves💞