Crown Or Class is A Pan-African Documentary Reclaiming African Women’s Hair, Identity, and Power

Brussels / London / Accra / New York — 2 January 2026

Crown or Class is a Pan-African feature documentary that follows two young African women — one in Belgium, the other in Ghana — whose journeys into natural hair care unfold into a powerful exploration of identity, beauty, and belonging. What begins as a personal choice becomes a wider reflection on how Eurocentric beauty standards continue to shape African women’s self-worth across continents.

Spanning Africa and its global diaspora, the film presents hair as more than aesthetics — revealing it as history, resistance, culture, and self-definition. Through intimate conversations, cultural reflection, and striking visuals, Crown or Class gives voice to women reclaiming their natural hair as an act of pride, healing, and liberation.