Janessa St. Pierre

Hair or No Hair is a short dramatic film about a young Black woman. She has been hiding behind wigs for years until her Alopecia is exposed publicly. She uses this experience as a catalyst to break free of the shame she feels towards her baldness.

Nine artists across the continent document their sensory experiences of lockdown, and the results broke our editing program. What emerges is an absurdist collage that playfully flips the format of a video conference on its head. Filmmakers Alicia Eisen and Sophie Jarvis pose the question: is the human need to make sense of chaos an inherently chaotic pursuit?

Hair or No Hair is a short dramatic film about a young Black woman. She has been hiding behind wigs for years until her Alopecia is exposed publicly. She uses this experience as a catalyst to break free of the shame she feels towards her baldness.

An old family secret comes to light over a board game between grandmother and granddaughter in this exploration of intergenerational feminism.