Here to BEE a hero!
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.
Maya Penn
Director, Writer
Maya Penn
Asali / Deforestation Monster (voice)
Monique Coleman
Samara (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg
Galbanum (voice)
Calum Worthy
Cirrus the Bird (voice)
Joy Ofodu
Posy the Butterfly (voice)
Lupita Pineda
Zinnia the Honey Possum (voice)
Aaron King
Swoop the Moth (voice)
Deidre Flanders Penn
Queen Taji (voice)
John I. Penn II
Deforestation Monster (voice)
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James and the Giant Peach65%
Rio 265%
