There is a very interesting documentary coming out by Chris Rock called “Good Hair” that I’ve got to admit has me very interested. The film revolves around the world of black women and their obsession with “good hair”. To me it’s looked really fascinating.
However… it looks like Rock completely ripped the idea off from another filmmaker who made an identical film, showed it to Rock, and then a few years later Rock makes this.
Here is a clip from the press release:
Yesterday filmmaker Regina Kimbell filed a $5 million copyright infringement lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against Chris Rock, HBO, the domestic and foreign distributor theatrical distributors for soon to be released documentary “Good Hair.”
The complaint alleges Kimbell’s movie, “My Nappy ROOTS: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage” was copied by Chris Rock after he and his production team viewed the film in June 2007. After hearing the buzz about the film, Rock requested a private screening at Paramount Studios. Unaware that Rock had a deal to produce a black hair documentary for HBO, Kimbell agreed to let him see the film.
When Kimbell saw the trailer for “Good Hair,” she immediately saw the similarities and was stunned.
“This was an important story for me to tell, which is why I poured over five years of my life researching, traveling, and, shooting this film,” explains Kimbell. “I had a feeling of disbelief and disappointment, so overwhelming that all I thought was I am seeing my film with a different title.”
It will be interesting to see how this turns out.
For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, here’s the trailer for Rock’s “Good Hair”
