Yellow Fever

Sep 1, 2012

0h 7m

★ 7.6

Overview

What does beauty look like? In this award-winning short, Kenyan filmmaker Ng’endo Mukii combines animation, performance, and experimental techniques to create a visually arresting and psychologically penetrating exploration of the insidious impact of Western beauty standards and media-created ideals on African women’s perceptions of themselves. From hair-straightening to skin-lightening, YELLOW FEVER unpacks the cultural and historical forces that have long made Black women uncomfortable, literally, in their own skin.

Genres

Animation

Documentary

Yellow Fever Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Dancer

Fumy Opeyemi

Dancer

Chipo Kureya

As Self (Voice)

Margaret Njeri Mereka

Dancer

Sam Nokuzola Moyo

As Self (Voice)

Abriani Njeri

One of humankind’s greatest achievements has been to walk on the moon. It was marked in history as a phenomenal success. What if that first step had turned out a little differently? As Neil Armstrong is about to take his first step on the moon, something catches his eye in the distance. Naturally curious, he leaps out into the unknown territory to investigate. What he finds will forever change the course of human history.

0.0

The Great Blizzard in the Baltics in December

Jan 1, 1913

A series of short winter scenes.

7.0

Clé à molette & Jo

Feb 11, 2015

No overview available.

No Image Available

6.3

The Enchanted Bell

May 4, 2000

After a magic bell from Tibet is stolen, a little girl and an elephant undertake a dangerous journey to bring the bell home.

0.0

The Nightingale

Jan 1, 1987

The story of the lonely Emperor and the captivating songbird that comes to live in his palace.

4.3

We Are Men!

Jan 1, 1992

The collection of miniatures. The first is called "Glasses" and it deals with how a man with poor eyesight once ordered the glasses at his wife’s insistance. His sight came back to him, and with it the ability to see what dowdy and ugly his wife is and how uncomfortable their house is. In such a situation, he chose not to wear glasses. Thumbnails "Othello" and "Big and small" are also about the relationship between men and women.

0.0

Strudel Sisters

May 2, 2016

Two elderly sisters share the delicate art of making traditional Hungarian strudel and reveal a deeply personal family story about their mother, who taught them everything they know.

4.7

Night of the Living Dread

May 30, 2021

When a power-cut ruins Ruby's bedtime routine she finds herself haunted by embarrassing past versions of herself. The only way for Ruby to get a peaceful night of sleep is to confront her visitors and accept herself just as she is.

6.9

Untold: Deal with the Devil

Aug 17, 2021

Christy Martin broke boundaries and noses as she rose in the boxing world, but her public persona belied personal demons, abuse and a threat on her life.

6.5

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Aug 24, 2021

Caitlyn Jenner's unlikely path to Olympic glory was inspirational. But her more challenging road to embracing her true self proved even more meaningful.

0.0

Les Contes de la rue Broca

Aug 2, 1995

Cartoon adaptation of tales written by Pierre Gripari.

7.1

Norman the Snowman: The Northern Lights

Mar 1, 2013

The boy has longed to visit the northern country and experience the beautiful mysteries of nature that his childhood friend Norman the Snowman has told him about. On the first day of snow in the northern country, the boy sneaks out of his house and boards a northbound train with Norman to see the mysteries of nature with his own eyes.

7.0

To Be

Jan 1, 1990

Blending fantasy and reality, this animated short is a bold inquiry into an as yet unresolved problem - the nature of human identity. When a scientist creates a machine that can make copies of physical objects, including humans, a number of ethical questions arise. Is the technique moral? What of its safety? A film by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Weldon (who also wrote the catchy banjo tune that punctuates the story's changing moods).

0.0

Nocturnal

Jun 9, 2022

A one minute short film showcasing the sights, sounds, and people that characterizes Singapore's nightlife.

6.0

Today We Start Our Love

Jun 25, 2010

Hibino Tsubaki is a shy, kind, and slightly old-fashioned girl who has always been the top student in her class. She always did everything her parents wanted her to do. She loved to do other girls' hair in trendy and cute styles, despite always wearing plain braids herself. On her first day of high school at the opening ceremony, she is astonished to see that the top student giving the opening speech is not only somebody else, but also the rudest boy she has ever seen. This delinquent turns out to be her new classmate, Kyouta Tsubaki. Kyouta teases Hibino, drawing attention to their similar last names. The two are both top of their class, but are different in every other way. Even though it seems that they cannot stand each other, fate has something else in store for them…

Yellow Fever

Overview

Genres

Yellow Fever Trailers