Nwa (Black)

Nwa (Black)

2024 · 20 min · Drama

Nwa is a candid, emotional, coming-of-age film about Frantz, a first-generation Haitian-American boy, torn by the decision to get the haircut he knows his strict immigrant father would approve of, or a trendy cut connecting him to the Black American culture he's warned him not to embrace.

Directed by Hans Augustave · Written by Hans Augustave

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