Liverpool Latin American Film Festival: Screening and Discussion Pelo Malo / Bad Hair
Friday 3rd November 2017, 7pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre B, Central Teaching Hub, University of Liverpool, L69 7BX.
Pelo Malo/Bad Hair (Dir. Mariana Rondón, Venezuela 2013)
In this coming of age tale, a nine-year-old boy has an obsession with straightening his hair which causes tensions within his family unsure as to his motivations. This small family drama is beautifully performed and explores big cultural issues and their effects on everyday life. #LILAFest
Speakers include:
Dr Niamh Thornton, Reader in Latin American Studies, will discuss the politics of hair and identity with Dr Samantha Wilkinson (Manchester Metropolitan University), Jernene Poponne (University of Liverpool), and Lutfia Jabir.
Dr Samantha Wilkinson is a Lecturer in Human Geography in the School of Science and the Environment at Manchester Metropolitan University. Samantha has a BA (Hons) in Human Geography, an MSc in Environmental Governance, and a PhD in Human Geography (University of Manchester). Samantha previously worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Nottingham. Samantha’s diverse research interests include culturally credible research methods; young people and alcohol; home care and dementia; the sharing economy; and animal geographies.
Lutfia Jabir is one of the University's alumni who graduated this year in Psychology and Biology. She is now a make-up artist and tutors children between the ages of 5 - 16. Her natural hair is something that she grew to love, from regularly straightening it to now embracing it in all its various textures. She recently did 'the big chop' and is starting a new phase of her hair journey.
Jernene Poponne is a final year Law with Spanish student with a passion for natural hair. During her year abroad last year in Madrid, she says she was saddened by the number of black girls who didn't know how to maintain their natural hair and therefore resented it. This prompted her to give one-to-one classes throughout the year to inspire and enable girls to embrace their natural beauty.
Tickets £4.50 (£3.50 concessions). Register for tickets here