'Curly hair is very important for our identity': A film about cultural and hair roots

Hairdresser Ella Rowe from Papua New Guinea helps women take care of their afro-textured hair and encourages them to be proud of their curly hair and of their cultural roots. Credit: Larissa Hass/ Clair Seoud/ Georgia Di Paola

We have just celebrated International Women's Day, and are heading straight to the Melbourne Women in Film Festival next week. We had the pleasure of welcoming one of the film makers to our studio, Hamburg-born and half-Brazilian Larissa Hass. Larissa spoke to us about beauty ideals around afro-textured hair and and self-acceptance.

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Published 11 March 2025 4:41pm

Updated 18 March 2025 1:41pm

By Lidia Cortina

Source: SBS

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We have just celebrated International Women's Day, and are heading straight to the Melbourne Women in Film Festival next week. We had the pleasure of welcoming one of the film makers to our studio, Hamburg-born and half-Brazilian Larissa Hass. Larissa spoke to us about beauty ideals around afro-textured hair and and self-acceptance.

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BTC Still 2.png — Credit: Larissa Hass/ Clair Seoud/ Georgia Di Paola

Larissa's short film Beyond The Curl, which she produced as a university project together with two fellow students, is about hairdresser Ella Rowe, who has turned her passion for afro-textured hair into a profession.