Empowering Documentary, “I AM MORE THAN MY HAIR,” By Social Change Filmmaker, Alyscia Cunningham, To Debut at Leading African American Film Festival

The Silver Spring native’s inspiring documentary, which masterfully shows that beauty is more than skin deep, will debut at the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series Oct. 29, 2020.

SILVER SPRING, MD — Not even a pandemic can stop the indie film industry’s continued interest in Alyscia Cunningham’s beautiful documentary, I AM MORE THAN MY HAIR. The Silver Spring native’s most recent film was recently chosen as an official selection by Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series — the first Academy qualifying film festival for narrative shorts devoted to women of color.

“That’s a big deal, considering the obvious inequity in the film industry, I’m honored to be selected in a festival that’s creating change,” Cunningham said.

Established in 1997, the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series is a two-day annual film festival founded by African Voices magazine and Long Island University’s media arts department, the Brooklyn campus. Since its inception, the festival has screened over 5,000 original films by women across the globe annually. This year, Cunningham’s film will be among them. This is…