
Hairworld
2007-07-25 · 55 min · Not rated
This quirky documentary from PBS provides an inside look at the "Hair Olympics," an intense competition pitting hundreds of hairstylists from more than 40 countries against one another in a string of timed tests to determine styling skill. Following Team U.S.A., filmmaker Mark Lewis explores all the highlights and bad hair days as the trainers, competitors and models prep rigorously for the 31st International HairWorld Championships in Moscow.
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- Mark Lewis
- Production companies
- Mark Lewis Radio Pictures, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Film Commission, PBS Home Video
- Countries
- Australia
- Status
- Released
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