‘Bad Hair’ Teaser Trailer: Justin Simien’s Killer Weave Sundance Movie Is Coming To Hulu

Kinky, curly, afro-centric hair and bad hair are not synonymous, but obviously complicated topics, not only in Black culture, but Black and BIPOC filmmaking too, especially on a society that seems to favor straight hair. Chris Rock made an entire documentary about it, “Good Hair,” which explored the explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles, but also the obsession with natural vs. straight hair. And there’s also been Mariana Rondón’s “Pelo Malo” (“Bad Hair”), a South American take on the straight vs. kinky hair debate that people of color have grappled with for ages. The latest filmmaker entering the fray is writer/director Justin Simien with a horror satire called “Bad Hair.”

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