The Barber of Little Rock | 2024 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short | The New Yorker Documentary

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The Barber of Little Rock | 2024 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short | The New Yorker Documentary


John Hoffman and Christine Turner’s short film follows Arlo Washington as he helps members of his community escape the hazards of banking while Black. “The Barber of Little Rock” is nominated for Best Documentary Short at the 96th Academy Awards.

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  1. When he offered to help her on the deposit, i felt that. I believe once she gets her own place and finds herself she will be ok

  2. Arlo Washington — you are amazing! I am so impressed with the kindness, love , education and wealth you are sharing with others. If only every community had one of you. Our world would be a much better place!

  3. Excellent documentary and thank you to people like Mr. Washington who look out for their community. Education and opportunity are the foundation to upward mobility and the building of wealth for all people.

  4. A beautiful piece and thanks Mr. Washington for being a true spark and wealth pioneer. Please protect him LR. Forces unknown will be coming for him. That train is never late.

  5. We call this banking system SACCO (Savings and Credit Cooperative) in Kenya. Very popular, and gives commercial banks a run for their money. It's truly an African approach to banking: community. Predatory capitalism doesn't want it!

  6. Mr. Washington thank you for being the light in the darkness for so many. Your mother would be so proud of you and all you are doing for your community. John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

  7. While they were starring into one another eyes I was thinking, "You are my brother." "We are comrades." "We are not enemies." "We are protectors one of the other." "We are community builders." Please feel free to add to the list …

  8. Excellent documentary. This is what I'm screaming.. instead of complaining about what someone hasn't given our community. How about we start giving to our community. Join forces become banks, become trainers, become what your community needs. We we don't do it who will. Bravo to this entire team & community. Building Stronger families 1 person at a time

  9. YouTube make this go viral.

    Argo Washington, a great and noble mission, I see nothing but love here. I was so happy to see that 95% pays back. Y’all together can do this. I know you’re teaching about keeping books, records, and creating business plan, inventory costs and tax withholdings and tax payments. Way to go people.

  10. The American dream doesn't include us black people 😕. People who own everything ate literally working some of us to death, and the money still is not enough. 🥺