Short film with St. Louis ties ‘Hair Love’ to become TV series

An Oscar-winning animated short film with ties to St. Louis will soon become a TV series. “Hair Love” was written and directed by former NFL player Matthew Cherry. The seven-minute film is focuses on the relationship between an African American father, his daughter and her hair. The film broke Kickstarter records and was picked up by Sony Pictures Animation. Sony Pictures Animation searched for additional funding to complete production when it found Lion Forge Animation, which is based in St.…