I am excited and grateful to write a feature post about this award-winning movie Nate and John. To say that I am enthralled by the movie would be an understatement! Part of what made me love this short animated movie is my love for animation. I always enjoy watching animated movies. I would honestly say that the award won by this movie Nate and John is well deserving. Now you might be wondering what this movie Nate and John is all about.
The Story of Nate and John
John is dragged into the shop by his father to have something done about his son’s hippie haircut… Nate is a young black apprentice at a local barber shop. Nate and John first met in the sixties when John, a surly teen hippy, is forced to get a haircut and Nate, a Black young barber's assistant, obliges. From this ordinary beginning, a slow profound friendship blossoms between the two men over decades’ worth of trips to Nate’s barber chair. As Nate and John grow old, they are there to support each other through all of life’s important milestones and hurdles.
Taking the challenge, Nate finds a cut that will appease both father and son. Now a regular, John returns the favor by introducing Nate to a beautiful woman standing just outside the window. Until one day, when Nate misses their usual appointment for the first time ever. As John discovers Nate in a hospital bed, he also learns the scale of Nate’s impact on the community.