WHAT IS THRVE?
THRVE stands for Transforming Values And Re-Imagining Values In Equity - first started as a magazine and is now collection of my film projects. a space focused on sharing stories so the unseen feel seen and the untold ignites social change
where the journey started
this is where my journey began. i was just a 23 year old girl – a lil lost and wanting answers. So I took my sony camera, my cheap lightbox lights and traveled to my friends to record this. what first began as a possible youtube video turned into my debut award winning documentary.
bringing in a team
the first time i gathered other people for a project. using my personal resources as well as asking people on the internet, this beautiful project came to life. this project wouldn’t have been created without all the wonderful moving parts – especially my director of photography and co-director Hydeeah Johnson.
synopsis
In the heart of Harlem, spoken word artist Jumoke writes a love letter to her natural hair -a letter that depicts both the discouraging narratives she learned about her hair as a child as well as the ways she is challenging those narratives as an adult.While Jumoke shares her letter, young Black girls and young adults confidently display their natural hair from afros to tight curls. This short film takes the viewer along a journey of how Black women are healing their younger selves by reclaiming their natural hair from being viewed as “too difficult” to becoming “crowns of art”
in the works.....
