| Comedians seem to be the supermodels of the | | | | look at black women's quest for straight , long hair and |
| millennium. They are hosting radio shows, presenting | | | | the internationally multi-billion dollar industry that supports |
| the news and even winning seats in congress. | | | | it. The movie will hit theaters in about a week but the |
| Recently, some comedians have even wandered into | | | | trailer has already created a national discussion about |
| the realm of documentary production. And I don't mean | | | | African-American hair. Perhaps Rock's appearance on |
| documentaries about themselves working as | | | | Oprah had something to do with it. At any rate, the |
| comedians. They are producing documentaries tackling | | | | subject matter is both touchy and niche specific - two |
| serious subjects. | | | | adjectives that can often keep films from being made. |
| In 2008, Bill Maher produced Religulous, a documentary | | | | Rock's daughter motivated him to make the |
| starring himself travelling around the world asking | | | | documentary when she called a friend's hair "good." |
| people about their religious views in an effort to | | | | As a black American with natural hair, I can only hope |
| understand why people believe in a higher power. He | | | | Rock's documentary is eye-opening and insightful and |
| clearly had an agenda: prove through comedy that | | | | doesn't just go for the cheap laugh. |
| people who believe in God are stupid. While the movie | | | | I hope more comedians make documentaries. It could |
| was funny and thought provoking, his obvious bias | | | | be good for the genre. My thinking is, if the big name |
| was sometimes distracting. Michael Moore is also no | | | | stars bring people out to theaters to see one |
| fan of objective film-making. And while I enjoy his | | | | documentary, perhaps those same people will come |
| movies as well, I don't always trust so-called facts | | | | back to see more. Perhaps they will watch different |
| presented in such a staunch one-sided view. | | | | types of documentaries. |
| Chris Rock's soon to be released Good Hair, takes a | | | | |