Nate and John first meet 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. 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.

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CREDITS: Storyboard Artist, Animation Supervisor, Colorist, Co-Compositor