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Afro-Saxons

Description: Documentary following four rival hair salons as they flaunt their talents in the Black Beauty And Hair awards - the most competitive and prestigious Afro hair competition in the UK. Champions George and Apple Kosit from Kosit Hair & Beauty seem to win everything they enter, while Angela Plummer from Sour2Sweet boasts a celebrity clientele including Usher and Felix Dexter. Wayne and Cyndia from Hype both yearn to be crowned Best Newcomer but talented Midlands stylists Michael Wilson and Angela Foster from Revolution also have their eyes on the prize, overcoming personal problems to let their hair designs speak for themselves.

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Dir: Marc Currie, Rachel Wang.

Country: UK.

Year: 2008.

Afro-Saxons says doesn't patronise

Hairy moments: Afro-Saxons

By Derek Malcolm
16 Oct 2008

This documentary from Rachel Wang and Mark Currie about the stylists at the Black Beauty and Hair Awards is sharp and often funny. It does not patronise as Angela, the braid stylist to the stars, and Thai pair George and Apple, Team GB�s Afro hair champions, show how it�s done.