Mahalia, a timid 9-year-old black girl, feels different from the other girls in her ballet class. Hoping to boost her confidence, her mother brings her to the hair salon to get her hair straightened for the very first time.
Directed by Carmine Pierre-Dufour, Emilie Mannering
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TrailerOfficialMAHALIA MELTS IN THE RAIN trailer | BFI London Film Festival 2019
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