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Directed by | Chris Chan Lee |
Written by | Chris Chan Lee |
Produced by | Chris Chan Lee David Yang |
Starring | Soon-Tek Oh Amy Hill Michael Chung Burt Bulos Angie Suh Mia Suh Jason Tobin Lela Lee Mary Chen John Cho |
Cinematography | Ted Cohen |
Edited by | Kenn Kashima |
Music by | Lance Hahn |
Production company | Defector Films |
Distributed by | Phaedra Cinema |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Korean |
Budget | $160,000[1] |
Yellow is an American 1997 comedy drama film directed by Chris Chan Lee. The film follows eight Korean–American youths in Los Angeles over the course of a wild night before their high school graduation. The film stars an ensemble cast including Michael Chung, John Cho, Burt Bulos, Jason Tobin, and Lela Lee. The film had its world premiere at the 15th CAAMFest (San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival) in San Francisco in 1997.
Yellow was invited to screen at a variety of film festivals, including the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Singapore International Film Festival and the Slamdance Film Festival. The film received U.S. distribution through Phaedra Cinema and was given a limited release on May 29, 1998.