Chris Sullivan

Process, an outlet of like having that grief.

And it was about going into the water.

Sometimes I just go into the water and I let it out, right?

Yeah.

And it's beautiful too, because you see that the water in these two women are connected.

When she's the youngest version, she's about to go for, I was about to go for a swim.

You want to come with me?

and you see her out in the water with her aunt holding her up in the water.

And this is, I'm sure you guys are vaguely familiar.

Black women, hair, water, it's a thing.

Sure.

It's a thing.

It's a reason why oftentimes they try to stay out of the water because when I go into this water, this means hours of stuff that I have to do, especially if you are accustomed in a family like the Dubois of maintaining straight hair as an idea of a standardized

a method of showing beauty.

And that's why when she goes to the waterway and comes back, we see an old girl with her hair just like out.

And then the hot comb and like, oof.

I'm going to tell you something.

When I see my little cousins who are girls have to get their hair done, I was like, I'm so glad I'm a dude.

Because if I need to, I can just cut this crap off and just start over again.

You know what I'm saying?