And when you grow up and see magazine covers and TV shows and movies and you don't see yourself represented, but you see every other type of hairstyle represented, you know, that can really affect your self-confidence. And I think it does also a lot for young people's confidence when they see themselves represented.
Obviously, there was, like, "Princess And The Frog" and that Rihanna movie, "Home."īut I just thought it'd be nice to be able to see a black family in that space because animation is one of the most wide-appealing genres. And, you know, it was rarely, like, actually seeing a family dynamic in animation. You know, oftentimes they would cast actors of color but, you know, they'd be playing inanimate objects or animals. You know, when we did this campaign two years ago, there wasn't a lot of representation in animated projects. You know, I think representation is the biggest thing. MARTIN: But what do you think it is that people are responding to?ĬHERRY: You know, I think it's a couple of things. MARTIN: It's just hard for me to describe, but the hair, for anybody who's tried to do little black girl hair, it's very accurate. The dad has locks, and he's struggling with the hair. MARTIN: So what is it that you think people are responding to? I have to say that, I mean, look - the little girl is absolutely adorable.
And it ended up becoming the highest-funded Kickstarter campaign for a short film. And so it just seemed like a - the obvious first step for us. And it kind of allows people who, you know, may want to be involved or kind of see the project through to help out. You know, it kind of allows you to, as a filmmaker, to kind of announce that you're doing something but in, like, a non kind of braggadocious way. And I always looked at it more as a way to kind of build a fan base, less so than the actual financing of it all. Tell me, why that approach?ĬHERRY: You know, it was - I've done a couple of Kickstarter campaigns before with both of my indie films.
I mean, one of the reasons this project is so exciting is that you raised the money through a Kickstarter which actually exceeded all expectations. Matthew Cherry, thank you so much for joining us. Matthew Cherry is with us now from our studios at NPR West in Culver City, Calif. Dad is trying to learn how to do young Zuri's glorious natural hair, and, well, it's not so easy. If you are heading to the movies this weekend to see "The Angry Birds Movie 2," then you are in for a double treat - playing before the feature is an animated short called "Hair Love." Conceived and directed by Matthew Cherry, it follows the story of an African American father - Stephen - and his daughter, Zuri.
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