POV Season 33

Feature Film | 08/03/2020 | 52 Mins

Sabine is a charismatic, larger-than-life personality crammed into a tiny shop in the immigrant Brussels district of Matonge. Here, she and her employees style extensions and glue on lashes while sharing rumors about government programs to legalize migrants and talking about life back home in Cameroon.

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Official Trailer | Chez Jolie Coiffure

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Chez Jolie Coiffure

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Lesson plan Chez Jolie Coiffure: Understanding the Push and Pull of International Migration
Discussion guide Chez Jolie Coiffure: Discussion Guide
Reading list Chez Jolie Coiffure Delve Deeper Reading List

Film Credits —

Rosine Mbakam Director/Producer

Critical Acclaim —

“An original filmmaker of exquisite sensibility; one of the foremost filmmakers of creative nonfiction working right now.”

— Richard Brody, The New Yorker