Young Bulls

Young Bulls is a 2D and 3D short animated film that illustrates an Afrikan and Native diasporic visual adaptation of the 1990s Bulls transformation into a championship team - a winning legacy founded on the friendship between Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.

This film illustrates the Bulls (in our film, the Bisons) transformation into a championship team built on friendship and dedication to become better. Yohannes Studios seeks to inspire and inform audiences by incorporating Afrikan-Native Diasporic elements into the film to educate, display and reimagine the true nature of the Afro-Native future.

  • Yohannes Yamassee
    Director
    Snowfall
  • Yohannes Yamassee
    Writer
    Snowfall
  • Jacqueline Forbes
    Producer
    T.V. 1
  • Loren Cristian Jackson
    Producer
    ESPN
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Genres:
    Documentary, Sports, Animation
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 24, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Yohannes Yamassee

Yohannes Yamassee, CEO of Yohannes Studios, is an Entrepreneur and ADG 800 Art Director. A graduate of UCLA film school’s Master of Fine Arts program in Set and Production Design, he specializes in concept ideation and entertainment design.

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Director Statement

Hailing from Ethiopian & Native Indigenous Roots, he is inspired by the works of Maya Angelou, Muhammed Ali, Floyd Norman, the Harlem Renaissance, and the deep history of the Ethiopian and Native identity, Yohannes has enjoyed working with Walt Disney Imagineering, Disneyland, Marvel, CBS Television Studios, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Denver Center, Atlanta Alliance Theatre and more.