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Hair or No Hair

Canadian Premiere

Bel, a young black woman who has been hiding her Alopecia under wigs for years, is one day exposed publicly.

 

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Community Partner

Director
Cast

Janessa St. Pierre, Quincy Thomas, Shaun Morse, Samantha Clarke

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2023

Language

English

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18+
16 min

Credits

Producer

Janessa St. Pierre, Geoff Manton, Graysen Sangster

Screenwriter

Janessa St. Pierre

Cinematography

Cathy Ye

Original Music

Della Orrey

Editor

Coline Debray

Director

Janessa St. Pierre headshot

Janessa St. Pierre

Janessa St. Pierre is a Black, Queer filmmaker who has lived on the unceded lands of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Na l̓ tions. Janessa has completed one year of Film Studies at Concordia University and completed two years at Capilano University getting her diploma in Motion Picture Arts in 2017. Janessa has worked in the Vancouver film industry ever since in many roles including Production Designer, Set Dresser, Production Assistant, Art Assistant and Director’s Assistant for Mimi Cave. Janessa is currently emerging as a Director with her own Short film called Hair or No Hair. It is part of the Black Creators Edition Grant (2022) awarded and distributed by TELUS StoryHive and the Black Screen Office.

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