Wow, this journey is epic! Check out my interview in Essence Magazine online!
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Say what you want about Dear White People, but the film clearly explores racial identity in a smart and funny tone. We all know what it’s like to be a black face in a white world, and the film is spot-on with its explanation. In the same vein, Kimberly Steward, the highly skilled key hairstylist of the movie sat with us to explore hair on set (honestly, how many people can say they’ve styled Teyonah Parris’ hair?) and shed light on what she wants white people to know about our hair.
ESSENCE.com: Tell me a little bit about what exactly you did on set. Who did you work with; what was the experience like?
Kimberly Steward: It was amazing! It was my first feature film with bigger name celebrities and some celebs that are just getting their start. So it was a little nerve-racking and it was awesome all at the same time. I got to work with a lot of different textures of hair, men and women. And sometimes there were time crunches that we had to just get it and go and other times I got to, you know, really take my time and create some really amazing styles.
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