Yellow Fella

"I'm not black, I'm not white, I'm a yellow fella and I'm gonna stay that way"

2005 0h 25m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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In 1978, Tom Lewis appeared in the Australian feature film, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. The life of the character he played was hauntingly close to his own, a young, restless man of mixed heritage, struggling for a foothold on the edge of two cultures. Tom's mother is a traditional Indigenous woman of southern Arnhem Land, his father a Welsh stockman who he never really knew. Yellow Fella is a journey across the land and into Tom's past, as he attempts to find the resting place of his father and to finally confront the truth of his most inner feelings of love and identity.

“I'm not black, I'm not white, I'm a yellow fella and I'm gonna stay that way”

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Cast

Tom E. Lewis
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Sen
Writers: Fleur Parry, Tom E. Lewis
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Sen, shot by Ivan Sen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I'm not black, I'm not white, I'm a yellow fella and I'm gonna stay that way".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0469998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivan Sen directs. Ivan Sen behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ivan Sen, shot by Ivan Sen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Marketing tagline: "I'm not black, I'm not white, I'm a yellow fella and I'm gonna stay that way".
6IMDB entry: tt0469998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.