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.
Cast
Maya Penn
Asali / Deforestation Monster (voice)
Monique Coleman
Samara (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg
Galbanum (voice)
Calum Worthy
Cirrus (voice)
Joy Ofodu
Posy (voice)
Lupita Pineda
Zinnia the Honey Possum (voice)
Aaron King
Swoop (voice)
Deidre Flanders Penn
Queen Taji (voice)
John I. Penn II
Deforestation Monster (voice)
Crew
Maya Penn
Director, Writer, Story, Editor, Storyboard Artist, Production Coordinator, Executive Producer, Producer, Animation Director, Animation Fix Coordinator, Sound Designer, Special Effects, 3D Artist, Lead Animator, Visual Development, Character Designer, Background Designer, Color Designer, Compositor
Doyung Lee
Storyboard Artist
Cheyenne Muscovich
Storyboard Artist
DeMarco Crews
Storyboard Artist, Animation
Allyssa A. Lewis
Production Coordinator, Story Consultant
Viola Davis
Executive Producer
Julius Tennon
Executive Producer
Deidre Flanders Penn
Executive Producer, Producer, Music
John I. Penn II
Producer, Sound Designer, Original Music Composer
Janice Flanders
Producer, Music
Kay Caines
Animation
Janice Lee Carter
Animation, Color Designer
Pen McVay
Animation
Kimmie King
Animation
Nikki Knight
Animation, Color Designer
Aduniyi Akin Oluwatomiwa
Animation, Color Designer
Faith Nana
Animation
Lynn Fong
Animation, Color Designer
Kayla Smith
Animation, Color Designer
Dominique Desanges
Animation
Wisdom Nunn
Animation
Avery Lutrell Williams
Animation
Mickey CF Schneider
Animation, 3D Artist, Color Designer
Scott Perry
Animation
Kale Huang
Animation, Color Designer
Skylar Burchatz
Animation, Color Designer
Meg Howes
Animation
Ana Elsa Vargas
Animation, Color Designer
Janey Tupper
Animation, Color Designer
Jaime Rodriguez
Animation
Nicole Podlipec
Animation
Amy Santana
Special Effects
Alyssa Sailor
3D Artist
Ciomarah Stokes
3D Artist
Hazel Wong
3D Artist
Tailey Clark
3D Artist
Isaac Hart
3D Artist
Subodh Das
3D Artist
Jessica Castillo
3D Artist
Frank E. Abney III
Story Consultant
Lance Darden
Story Consultant
Umaimah Damakka
Visual Development
Holly Bowie
Visual Development, Background Designer
Shana Dixon
Background Designer
Catarine Candido
Background Designer
Joanna Anastasiou
Background Designer
Silvia Retuerto Gutierrez
Background Designer
Alexandria Walker
Background Designer
Daniela Paz Concha Acosta
Color Designer
Gizella Lontoc
Color Designer
Lyndsey Esperance
Color Designer
Carmen Smal
Color Designer
Carla Inzunza Briones
Color Designer
Kenzie Chaffins
Color Designer
Annika Elyse
Color Designer
Alma Annabel Pereyra
Color Designer
Jae Koo
Color Designer
Niko Kumberger
Compositor
Cristina A. Davis
Compositor
Rae Gonzalez
Compositor
Ryan Carty
Other