
The former American football player Matthew A Cherry's last film was a huge success. Hair Love began with a Kickstarter campaign that set a new record for a short film on the platform and went on to win the Oscar for best animated short in 2020.
The heartwarming story and beautiful animation broke stereotypical depictions of Black fathers and sparked a conversation about the beauty of Black hair. It even led to a spin-off TV series, Young Love, which debuted on Max in 2023.