I am definitely all about a great documentary that can not only educate, but inspire and entertain the viewer all at the same time. So often people feel that documentaries are just boring films that talk about nature, some foreign technology, or a business venture that you have no clue how it can even work for you. Well today while doing my normal browsing of the net I stumbled upon a trailer that immediately caught my attention.
The barbershop has been a place of solace for many, a place for men (in particular) to get their daily news and gossip, and for young boys a place deemed essential as a part of the coming of age process. For many men and women a good haircut is also necessary to one's physical make up. That one haircut can transform you from the "Average Joe to the The Man!!"
Directed by Andy Mundy-Castle (Giving up the Weed, David is Dying) along with Big Bright Films The Fade: A Clean Cut Documentary is an up close and personal feature documentary that explores how "the Fade" is simply more than just a haircut. The Fade... is a film that presents an exclusive look into four barbers (which include Johnny "Cakes" Castellanos, Shawn Powis, Faisal, and Offori 'Tupac' Mensah) lives who are responsible for the images of some of the worlds major icons (i.e. Jay-Z, Elephant Man, Adrian Lester and others).
As a whole, this film provides a smooth and harmonious journey from Accra to London to New Jersey to Kingston paralleling prevalent themes of masculinity, identity, business, and culture. With only time and space separating these barbers, The Fade... aimlessly demonstrates the power of a mobile enterprise that produces many different individual goals and aspirations within distinct and diverse communities.
Sidenote: Now if you happen to be in London on next month (September 8th), the film will be screened at the British Urban Film Festival in the Genesis Cinema.
When it is all said and done...It's nothing like seeing a brotha with a fresh fade...."oooooo weeee so fresh and so clean!"
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