Long Strong Hair

We follow the character of Amrit, a neurodivergent, Queer, Non-Binary Sikh person from Manchester. With the aid of a friend, we embark on a journey of self discovery and how hair is an integral part of Amrit’s identity, gender, sexuality and spiritual growth. Amrit explores binary gender dynamics and body hair shame. Asking why is the hair on our head honoured and the hair on our body shamed? As a kid, Amrit had really bloody long hair. Amrit was told that a core principle of Sikhism is not to cut their hair, as their strength is in their hair. Having always been a short hair person, this was a challenge for them. Hair is their strength, which is not quantifiable by length. Like poet Raych Jackson puts it: “Ain’t a lion still a lion without his mane?”