Hair Love

Hair Love (2019) is an animated short you can watch online on iFILM. No dialogue, just seven minutes of a father trying to do his daughter's hair for the first time before a big day.

Little Zuri has a thick head of curls that seem to fight back at every turn. Mom always handled this part, but she isn't around today, so dad squares up against comb, brush and a tablet tutorial to get it right. Issa Rae voices the piece, directed by Matthew A. Cherry alongside Everett Downing Jr. and Bruce W. Smith.

The short took home the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film and quietly became a love letter to natural Black hair and to the bond between a parent and a kid. Stick around for the ending; it lands harder than a seven-minute cartoon has any right to. Stream Hair Love (2019) online on iFILM.