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2018 • Movie • Documentary • Directed by Pietra Brettkelly

Yellow is Forbidden

Synopsis

Rihanna with her remarkable MET Gala yellow cape launched the talent of designer Guo Pei onto the world stage. But what happens over the next two years as daring and diminutive Guo Pei chases her dream to be in the exclusive world of Haute Couture?

Details

GenreDocumentary
Release Date2018-01-01
Runtime94 min
Main Audio LanguageMandarin
CountriesNZ
Production CompanyPBK New Zealand Limited
Keywords
Biography, Arthouse, Religion, Women Filmmakers, Lighthearted, Non-Narrative, Amusing, Inspirational, Thought-Provoking, Profound, Feel-Good, Uplifting, Arts & Culture
Advisory
All Audiences
Festivals
  • Tribeca Film Festival
  • Vancouver International Film Festival
  • Sydney International Film Festival
  • Shanghai New Zealand Film Festival
  • New Zealand International Film Festival
  • Brisbane International Film Festival
  • Sonoma Film Festival
  • Wakefield, Quebec Film Festival
  • Palm Springs Film Festival
  • New Orleans French Film Festival
  • Hotdocs London, Dochouse London, UK
  • Gold Coast International Film Festival, Long Island, USA
  • Hotdocs International Documentary Festival, Toronto, Canada
  • Melbourne International Film Festival
  • Sheffield DocFest, UK

Cast

Guo Peias main subject
Carmen Dell'Oreficeas supporting role
Rihannaas supporting role
Philip Treacyas supporting role

Crew

Pietra Brettkellydirector, producer, writer
Tom Thirdcomposer

Links

Hollywood Reporter
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Variety
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Variety
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Yellow is Forbidden | 2018 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca
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Yellow is Forbidden. Designer Guo Pei chasing Haute Couture dreams
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From bomber jackets to bling, MIFF struts its fashion cred
smh.com.au
Pietra Brettkelly On Making 'Yellow Is Forbidden' With Guo Pei | British Vogue | British Vogue
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Pietra Brettkelly On Making 'Yellow Is Forbidden' With Guo Pei | British Vogue | British Vogue
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Guo Pei, Designer of Rihanna’s 2015 Met Gala Gown, Spends Upwards of $1 Million on a Single Fashion Collection | Vogue
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Yellow Is Forbidden Takes You Inside Designer Guo Pei's Dazzling, Golden World
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'yellow is forbidden': the incredible story of guo pei, china's first couturier
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'Roma,' 'Cold War' Lead Academy's List of 87 Films in the Oscars Foreign Language Race - TheWrap
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Meet the Designer Behind Rihanna's Meme-Generating Met Gala Cape - FASHION Magazine
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Fashion Documentaries Make a Splash at Tribeca | BoF
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Vancouver Sun What's On: Oct. 11 - 18 | The Kingston Whig Standard
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chinese couture visionary guo pei's sculptural creations are shot in otherworldly environments
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Movie review: Yellow is Forbidden - NZ Herald
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How This Chinese Designer Eked Her Way Into the Very Male, Very European World of Haute Couture | Entrepreneur
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Fashion documentaries go behind the seams on McQueen and Guo Pei | South China Morning Post
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Fashion documentaries go behind the seams on McQueen and Guo Pei | Reuters
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Tribeca Film Festival Movies 2018 - 20 Best Movies to See at the Tribeca Film Festival
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Yellow is Forbidden | 2018 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca
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'Yellow Is Forbidden': Tribeca Review | Reviews | Screen
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23 Films (and Virtual Reality Works) We're Looking Forward to at the Tribeca Film Festival | Filmmaker Magazine
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Events
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Couturier Guo Pei Gets an Expansive Showcase in San Francisco | Vogue
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Yellow Is Forbidden (2018) Movie Review from Eye for Film
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'Yellow is Forbidden' peeks into fashion house of Guo Pei - FF2 Media
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Inside Film-Maker Pietra Brettkelly's New Documentary Yellow Is Forbidden - NZ Herald
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10 must-see films at the Vancouver International Film Festival and beyond | CBC Radio
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NZIFF: You Were Never Really Here, Kusama, Transit, Yellow is Forbidden & more | The Spinoff
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Ten of the buzziest festival films coming to Hot Docs - NOW Magazine
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