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Chris Strikes

Co-director, Hairy Tales, The Nature of Things

Chris Strikes is an award-winning director who began his career working in music videos. Strikes' 2022 documentary Patty vs. Patty won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary. Most recently, he co-directed a documentary for The Nature of Things on CBC: Hairy Tales is a quirky and exciting examination of what hair is, why we have it and how much our DNA impacts our hair's destiny.

    Latest from Chris Strikes

    First Person

    I haven't cut my hair in 13 years. It's an act of defiance and connecting with my African roots

    Chris Strikes feels emboldened and empowered with locs, especially in the face of negative stereotypes many people still have about them and people who wear them.
    Documentaries The Nature of Things