Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)

  • NR
  • 10/13/2019 (FR)
  • Documentary
  • 53m

A history of Asian representation on the Hollywood screen.

Overview

A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.

Julia Kuperberg

Director

Clara Kuperberg

Director

Cast

Dan Akira's headshot

Dan Akira

Self
Joseph McBride's headshot

Joseph McBride

Self
Tamlyn Tomita's headshot

Tamlyn Tomita

Self
Nancy Wang Yuen's headshot

Nancy Wang Yuen

Self
Marlon Brando's headshot

Marlon Brando

(archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn's headshot

Katharine Hepburn

(archive footage)
Warner Oland's headshot

Warner Oland

Charlie Chan (archive footage)
Anna May Wong's headshot

Anna May Wong

(archive footage)

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