Jaja's African Hair Braiding

  • Run time: 90 min
  • Premiere: 2023. November 14.

Welcome to Jaja’s bustling hair braiding shop in Harlem where every day, a lively and eclectic group of West African immigrant hair braiders are creating masterpieces on the heads of neighborhood women. During one sweltering summer day, love will blossom, dreams will flourish, and secrets will be revealed. The uncertainty of their circumstances simmers below the surface of their lives and when it boils over, it forces this tight-knit community to confront what it means to be an outsider on the edge of the place they call home.

Discover

Kalyne Coleman

Chrissy / Michelle / LaNiece

Lakisha May

Vanessa / Radia / Sheila

Nana Mensah

Aminata

Michael Oloyede

James / Sock Man / DVD Man / Jewelry Man

Onye Eme-Akwari

Nollywood Film Clip

Morgan Scott

Nollywood Film Clip

Art

David Zinn

Set Designer

Costume & Make-Up

Nikiya Mathis

Hair Designer

Crew

Dawn-Elin Fraser

Dialect Coach

Directing

Whitney White

Director

Lighting

Dede Ayite

Lighting Design

Jiyoun Chang

Lighting Design

Production

Sound

Justin Ellington

Sound Designer

Writing

Art

David Zinn

Set Designer

Costume & Make-Up

Nikiya Mathis

Hair Designer

Crew

Dawn-Elin Fraser

Dialect Coach

Directing

Whitney White

Director

Lighting

Dede Ayite

Lighting Design

Jiyoun Chang

Lighting Design

Production

Sound

Justin Ellington

Sound Designer

Writing