A journey of firsts! In my first documentary as a documentary filmmaking student, I speak to other women and non-binary people about their experience with short hair/shaved heads in the lead up to shaving my head for the first time!
A huge thank you to Barberette, in London, for letting me invade your space (especially Lauren, you were a life saver for this project!). Barberette works with gender neutral pricing so you pay only for your haircut, not your gender! It’s an amazing, open, welcoming barbershop and a safe space for everyone. Please do check them out if you are in London or Prague (their newest location!).
Thank you to all the amazing people that agreed to talk to me - you’ve all influenced me more than you could imagine and you’ve been inspirations. I’m really grateful to this film for exposing me to a whole new world!
ps. I'm not brave for this. It is not pioneering for cis white straight women to push back on society's definition of femininity and beauty. The LGBTQIA+ community has been redefining gender norms much before we ever thought to and many different cultures do not attach value and femininity to long hair. Cis white straight women are not starting a movement, we're only now starting to catch up at a pathetic pace 😂