Smith College
Hairstory

Smith College Hairstory
Documentary Short
Released March 2023
Runtime: 7 min 16 sec

Smith College has a long tradition of self-expression, especially when it comes to hair.
“Smith College Hairstory” documents this self-styling culture through interviews, photo submissions, and archival photographs.

Screenings:

June 23, 2023 --- Danvers Art Association's Pride Art Show - Danvers, Massachusetts

Production Information:
Filmed at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Produced for Advanced Video Production at Smith College, taught by Prof. Anaiis Cisco

Credits:

Directed & Edited by
Vanessa Ellis

Sound & Transport
Phaidra Martin
Sophia Perez
Rachel Yang

Interviewees
Vinny Farley
Alette Matthews
Tomoko Hida

Photo Features
Maggie Olszewski
Lyn Flores
Grayson Hawthorn
Binbin Lu
Fiamma Cochrane
Addie Addie
Margaret Kirkpatrick
Kexin Huang
Zakeiya Yusuf
Bren Curley
Annie Sullivan
Maeve Haff
Kat Adler
Paola Roach
Oona Hollister-Stanton
Emmaline Kenny
Fern Poling
Ivy Newman
Kaeli Bennett
Carly Saba
Robynne Lucas
Ben Bruncati
Ashton Lane
Persephone Sinnis-Bourozikas
Isabel Aragon
Allison Wray

Archival Hair Photos
Undergraduate Life
CA-MS-01013
Smith College Special Collections

Digitization & Assistance
Bena Williams

Music 

“Big Band Man”
“A Pixel Romance“
”Arcade Stories”
“Arcade Puzzler”
by Eric Maytas
www.soundimage.org

“Take me Higher”
by Javier “Jahzzar” Suarez
www.freemusicarchive.org/music/jahzzar