
In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own.
Cast

Elle Lorraine
Anna Bludso

Jay Pharoah
Julius

Lena Waithe
Brook-Lynne

Kelly Rowland
Sandra

Vanessa Williams
Zora

Laverne Cox
Virgie

Chanté Adams
Linda Bludso

Blair Underwood
Amos Bludso

James Van Der Beek
Grant Madison

Usher
Germane D.

Yaani King Mondschein
Sista Soul

Michelle Hurd
Maxine

Judith Scott
Edna

Robin Thede
Denise

Ashley Blaine Featherson
Rosalyn

Steve Zissis
Baxter Tannen

MC Lyte
Coral
Zaria Kelley
Young Anna

Corinne Massiah
Young Linda

Moses Storm
Executive Justin

Jon Gabrus
Valet

Nicole Byer
Gina

Justin Simien
Reggie Watson
Crew

Justin Simien
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Phillip J. Bartell
Editor

Kelly Matsumoto
Editor
Topher Osborn
Director of Photography
Fernando Altschul
First Assistant Director
Joanne Ramos
Assistant Production Coordinator

Liv Banks
Production Coordinator
Leonid Lebedev
Executive Producer

Oren Moverman
Executive Producer
Alex G. Scott
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Julia Lebedev
Producer
Angel Lopez
Producer
Eddie Vaisman
Producer
Scott Kuzio
Production Design
Orlando Duguay
"B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Christine Hodinh
First Assistant "B" Camera
Nancy Kirhoffer
Post Production Supervisor

Erin Rose Kelly
Casting Assistant
Judith Sunga
Casting Associate
Helen Geier
Casting Associate

Carmen Cuba
Casting
Tara Sanovich
Key Costumer
Bleu Borkowski
Set Costumer
Erika D. Williams
Set Costumer
Liza Montoya
Assistant Costume Designer
Andrea Monroe
Costume Supervisor
Ceci
Costume Design
Jessica Tyger Davis
Costumer
Terrell Woodard
Costumer
Nikki Wright
Hair Department Head
Yvette Shelton
Hairstylist
Shian S. Banks
Hairstylist
Stacey Morris
Hairstylist
Kellie Robinson
Makeup Department Head
Terrell Mullin
Key Makeup Artist
Naima Jamal
Makeup Artist
Tai Young
Makeup Artist

Tony Gardner
Makeup Effects Designer
Jeff Sawyer
Sound Designer

Dan Kenyon
Sound Effects Editor
Jon Michaels
Supervising Sound Editor
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Giammarco
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

José Antonio García
Production Sound Mixer
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Katherine Rose
Foley Artist
Randy K. Singer
Foley Mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Jason Oliver
ADR Mixer
Eric Gotthelf
ADR Mixer
Tami Treadwell
ADR Mixer
Aaron Southerland
ADR Mixer

Ashley Lambert
ADR Voice Casting

Ranjani Brow
ADR Voice Casting
Arianna Trames
ADR Voice Casting
Theodore Rysz III
Chief Lighting Technician
Joaquin Ornelas
Special Effects Technician
Jeremy Hays
Special Effects Coordinator, Special Effects Supervisor
Dan Schmit
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Caplan
Visual Effects Producer

Kris Bowers
Original Music Composer
Jessica Harrison
Music Editor
David Christenson
Transportation Captain
Louis Dargenzio
Transportation Coordinator
Holly McGreevy Scott
Production Accountant
Angela Kwan Ang
Dialogue Editor
Tamar Barnoon
Set Decoration
Hallie Overman
Script Supervisor
Jesse Lorber
Location Manager

Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw
Stunt Coordinator

Angela Meryl
Stunt Double

Sadiqua Bynum
Stunt Double

Rose Sias
Stunt Double

Janeshia Adams-Ginyard
Stunt Double

Keisha Tucker
Stunt Double
Jamila Glass
Choreographer
Treven Bedwell
Property Master
Robert St. Laurent
Assistant Property Master
Pete Beaudreau
Additional Editor
Karen Sori
Graphic Designer



















