“I wanted to see a young black family in the animated world.”
Representation and inclusion are two of the most important topics of conversation you can have with your little one. Often, we turn to children’s books to explain the importance of acceptance those who are different from us and the value of leading with love. One such book is
, published in May 2019 and written by former NFL player Matthew A. Cherry. He adapted the book into a short, animated film, and, over the weekend, that film won an Oscar.that shows an African-American father, Stephen, learning how to style his daughter’s hair. It starts off with an adorable young girl with a mop of curls named Zuri. She excitedly gets up and gets dressed before figuring out how to tackle styling her hair.
Though her dad is equally perplexed by how to recreate the styles, he loves his daughter and uses a video Zuri’s mom made for help, eventually successfully recreating his daughter’s desired style. While the film uses very little dialogue, it speaks volumes through its animation of the love all parents, but, specifically black fathers, have for their children.in August of last year, Cherry wanted to see more representation in animated films, as well as combat negative stereotypes.
To make the film, the former athlete created a Kickstarter campaign, raising over $284,000 from several donors—including Bruce Smith, the writer and director ofThe film “offered the chance to create subtleties and specificities that you normally don’t get in African-American animated characters,” Smith told thein the interview, with Downing adding, “I donated to the Kickstarter campaign the first week. I felt a connection to the material.
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