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feature: uk-based filmmaker ayesha ramsay translates the modern black girls struggle with natural hair in beautiful new film project ‘pull tag knot’

August 23, 2016

In the latest mini- film from British-born creative/writer/director/filmmaker Ayesha Ramsay, the relationship between a Black girl and her hair is put into chilling perspective, leaving all the feels hanging out to dry. Viewers are swept into the dominant reality of natural hair, and society’s influence on the Black girl’s internal narrative. With her goal being to unearth the continuous pressures to conform to Western beauty standards, Ms. Ramsay is able to potently drill a counter-narrative of redemption and worth. In my personal opinion: Every black girl ever should watch this film- it definitely aids the trek towards acceptance and, first and foremost, recognition.

Using a thrilling combo of spoken word and visual manipulation, ‘Pull Tag Knot’ is just the right antidote to cultural suppression. Not only will it strike a chord, it will light a fire; one of action and self-evaluation. How do we define beauty? Why? And what can we, as a collective, do to shift the trajectory of thought among black girls everywhere? Staring writer/actor Sophia Leonie, the film is a touching homage to the process of self love and solidified identity. Recently released on on the Channel 4 Random Acts website, check out Ayesha Ramsay’s powerful ‘Pull Tag Knot’ below.

By Cree B. McClellan, AFROPUNK, contributor

Photos by: Angus Mitchell

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