Soon to leave her very British boarding school, DỌLÁPỌ is pressured to conceal her natural hair. DỌLÁPỌ ̀ begins to question how the world might see her. She braces for change, both name and hair. Getting the first wig is a milestone. But it is clear there are mixed messages and historical undertones to this threshold. For DỌLÁPỌ ̀ it had always been about aspiration. After a dose of unwanted attention and a strange episode in the woods, DỌLÁPỌ ̀ is forced to reconsider her own assumptions about identity.
- Year2020
- Runtime15min
- LanguageEnglish
Soon to leave her very British boarding school, DỌLÁPỌ is pressured to conceal her natural hair. DỌLÁPỌ ̀ begins to question how the world might see her. She braces for change, both name and hair. Getting the first wig is a milestone. But it is clear there are mixed messages and historical undertones to this threshold. For DỌLÁPỌ ̀ it had always been about aspiration. After a dose of unwanted attention and a strange episode in the woods, DỌLÁPỌ ̀ is forced to reconsider her own assumptions about identity.
- Year2020
- Runtime15min
- LanguageEnglish