Movie: Good Hair: Perceptions of Racism

Top 10 Billed Cast

Tonia Daley-Campbell
Tonia Daley-Campbell

Thema

Effie Ansah
Effie Ansah

Ama

Fiona Egan
Fiona Egan

Nicole

Jill Priest
Jill Priest

Sam

Jeremy Theobald
Jeremy Theobald

Richard Holman

Ruth Curtis
Ruth Curtis

Nina Cross

Lakhveer Azad
Lakhveer Azad

Ajay

Roseanna Frascona
Roseanna Frascona

April Woodward

Peter Agnelli
Peter Agnelli

Paul Hyatt

Heidi Rolph-Stott
Heidi Rolph-Stott

Kerry

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    Good Hair: Perceptions of Racism

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    When mother and daughter, Thema and Ama encounter discrimination at work and at school, they both learn they have very different approaches to handling their challenges.

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    2022-10-21

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    How does racism manifest itself in schools and workplaces?

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