An animated action-adventure short film that follows Asali, a little honey bee who is the survivor of the collapse of her bee colony, as she meets a colorful group of pollinator friends and a human environmental scientist. Together they unravel a trail of secrets to discover if they can save their home from a monstrous and deadly force that has been haunting Asali and her family’s past.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Upenndo! Productions, JuVee Productions
Keywords
- anthropomorphism
- womanhood
- deforestation
- honey bees
- environmental issues
- anthropomorphic animal
- black girls
- bee colony
- environmental science
- 2d
- 2d animation
- queen bee
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Top Cast
Maya Penn as Asali
Monique Coleman as Samara (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg as Galbanum (voice)
Calum Worthy as Cirrus the Bird (voice)
Joy Ofodu as Posy the Butterfly (voice)
Lupita Pineda as Zinnia the Honey Possum (voice)
Aaron King as Swoop the Moth (voice)
Deidre Flanders Penn as Queen Taji (voice)
Top Crew
Maya Penn · Director, Writer
John I. Penn II · Composer
Deidre Flanders Penn · Producer, Executive Producer
Janice Flanders · Producer
Viola Davis · Executive Producer
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