Chez Jolie Coiffure
Season 33 Episode 5 | 53m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet Sabine, the charismatic Cameroonian proprietor of an underground hair salon.
In this captivating documentary filmed in a single tiny room, viewers step inside an underground hair salon with its charismatic proprietor, a Cameroonian immigrant named Sabine. Here, she and her employees style extensions and glue on lashes while watching soaps, dishing romantic advice, sharing rumors about government programs to legalize migrants, and talking about life back home in Cameroon.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Chez Jolie Coiffure
Season 33 Episode 5 | 53m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
In this captivating documentary filmed in a single tiny room, viewers step inside an underground hair salon with its charismatic proprietor, a Cameroonian immigrant named Sabine. Here, she and her employees style extensions and glue on lashes while watching soaps, dishing romantic advice, sharing rumors about government programs to legalize migrants, and talking about life back home in Cameroon.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Where to Watch POV
POV is available to stream on pbs.org and the PBS app.
Buy Now
POV Playlist
Every two weeks, we curate a selection of POV docs, old and new, around a central theme. Stream while you can — until the next Playlist!Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipMore from This Collection
POV Broadcast Feature Films.
Video has Audio Description
A filmmaker father tries to make sense of the sudden, unfathomable death of his son. (1h 54m 55s)
Video has Audio Description
A Midwives' arrest ignites Amish and Mennonite women to fight reproductive justice. (1h 16m 46s)
Video has Audio Description
Two Nairobi women transform what was a whites-only library until 1958 into a vibrant cultural hub. (1h 22m 45s)
Video has Audio Description
An intimate portrait of a complex father-daughter bond and the immigrant working class in America. (1h 22m 43s)
Video has Audio Description
Kalief Browder’s everlasting legacy expands via the poetry of his mother, Venida. (1h 23m 1s)
Video has Audio Description
With 30 million excess men in China, three bachelors join a dating camp for love. (1h 23m 27s)
Video has Closed Captions
A Korean birth mother and her daughter struggle to stay reunited for the long haul. (1h 22m 58s)
Video has Closed Captions
Poet and activist Staceyann Chin chronicles her journey of healing, forgiveness, and mothering. (1h 23m 5s)
Video has Closed Captions
Confronting war, Ukrainian artists pick up arms while finding strength through art. (1h 22m 41s)
Video has Closed Captions
A small-town attorney takes on pharmaceutical giants as opioids devastate his community. (1h 22m 48s)
Video has Closed Captions
An environmental thriller that shines new light on the human cost of coal. (1h 22m 58s)
Video has Closed Captions
In rural Mexico, a community seeks answers, uncovering alarming truths about their water. (1h 14m 47s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Lesson Plan Clip 1 | Chez Jolie Coiffure
Clip: S33 Ep5 | 3m 58s | Sabine tells the harrowing story of “a girl” from Cameroon who went to Lebanon for work. (3m 58s)
Lesson Plan Clip 2 | Chez Jolie Coiffure
Clip: S33 Ep5 | 2m 44s | Sabine and her friend debate the latest rumors of Belgian immigration policy. (2m 44s)
Lesson Plan Clip 3 | Chez Jolie Coiffure
Clip: S33 Ep5 | 4m 22s | Sabine speaks of own experience with Lebanon’s “Kafala system”. (4m 22s)
Lesson Plan Clip 4 | Chez Jolie Coiffure
Clip: S33 Ep5 | 5m 45s | The police are raid the market looking for undocumented immigrants. (5m 45s)
Preview: S33 Ep5 | 47s | Meet Sabine, the charismatic Cameroonian proprietor of an underground hair salon. (47s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Support for PBS provided by:
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...