Whilst more than a few of us are still rocking our lockdown hair disasters, having dabbled in DIY trims over the past 12 months, filmmaker Jill Gevargizian’s assured debut feature is guaranteed to calm that itch to book a hairdresser’s appointment.
An astute study of loneliness, social anxiety and obsession, The Stylist shadows Claire (Najarra Townsend), a hairdresser by day, serial killer and collector of scalps by night. Her lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when one of her most loyal customers, Olivia (Brea Grant), asks her to do her hair for her wedding day. Finding herself increasingly fixated on Olivia’s seemingly flawless life, Claire vows to call it a day with her scalp collection and change her ways for good. But there’s just one problem: Repressing her darkest is easier said than done…
With the film releasing exclusively on ARROW this Monday, March 1st, SCREAM made an appointment with Gervazian and Townsend who took our coats, made us a coffee and sat us down to discuss this deliciously macabre movie that heralds a new era of startlingly original and socially relevant thrillers with women front and centre…
Words: Howard Gorman
