402 #12 - Hair Love (2019)

Hair Love was a Kickstarter funded short film produced by Sony Animation, directed by Matthew A. Cherry. The short film uses 2D animation to tell a simple story of a father having to help his daughter with her hair before they visit his wife, who is recovering from illness.

The film has had much praise for its representation of African-Americans in a more relatable, everyday scenario, which isn't frequently done, as many uses of non-white characters is usually addressing some form of entrenched racism in society, but this short focuses more on the family aspect, and the hair.
The film is also praised for the mother being alive and having survived the illness, as it is so very common in children's films (especially Disney) for the mother to be dead.

The style of the art in the film has a more realistic look with the adults and a more squishy cartoony feel with the daughter and the cat. That is pretty standard in a lot of animated kid's films, but it is still a nice style to watch and gives a lovely heartwarming feeling at the end.