Carla Wolf

Fifteen women from diverse communities subvert archetypes as they move from formal representation to personal positions, exploring their feelings and relationships to their own bodies.

How do girls learn about the hair that mysteriously appears on their bodies during puberty? This tape takes an irreverent look at the stereotyping that surrounds body hair for women. It mixes historical research, a little personal testimony, ad-copy, and the voices of “hair experts” to create an informed analysis. Body Hair closes, in time-honoured feminist documentary style, with a radical call to action.

An experiment in voyeurism and the disruption of the heterosexist contract.