Andrew Dosunmu

Hot Irons

Andrew Dosunmu

In Detroit, hair styling isn't just a matter of personal grooming, it's a way of life, and Andrew Dosunmu's documentary Hot Irons offers an inside glimpse at Motor City hair salons that turn the tresses of their African-American clientele into remarkable works of art. Dosunmu takes his cameras to Detroit's annual "Hair Wars" competition, in which stylists compete to see who can create the wildest and most outrageous hairdo. Offering a stark contrast between the unique aesthetic of the stylists and the grinding poverty of inner city Detroit, which never fully recovered from the 1968 riots, Hot Irons shows how events like "Hair Wars" brings a sense of art and purpose to a community where both are often lacking.

Mother of George

Andrew Dosunmu

Isaach De Bankolé, Danai Gurira

A story about a woman willing to do anything and risk everything for her marriage.

Restless City

Andrew Dosunmu

Hervé Diese, Mohamed Dione

Tells the story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle and falling in love is his greatest risk.

Where Is Kyra?

Andrew Dosunmu

Michelle Pfeiffer, Angela Pietropinto

Pushed to the brink after losing her job, a woman struggles to survive. As the months pass and her troubles deepen, she embarks on a perilous and mysterious journey that threatens to usurp her life.

Fela

Andrew Dosunmu

Chiwetel Ejiofor

A chronicle of the life of Fela Kuti, the Nigerian musician and political force who invented Afro-beat music and introduced it to the world.

Beauty

Andrew Dosunmu

Gracie Marie Bradley, Sharon Stone

A young singer on the brink of a promising career finds herself torn between a domineering family, industry pressures and her love for her girlfriend.

Marked Man

Andrew Dosunmu

Winston Duke

Set in the 1920s, Marked Man follows a young black man who joins J. Edgar Hoover’s Federal Bureau of Investigation and then infiltrates Garvey’s UNIA organization, testing his loyalty to both race and country as he grows weary of both men’s actions.