Yasmin Thayna Explained
Yasmin Thayna is a Brazilian filmmaker who wrote and directed the short film, ′Kbela′ in 2015.[1] [2] ′Kbela′ won the 2017 award for Best Diaspora Short Film in the Africa Movie Academy Awards.[3] [4]
She is also a founder of the online film community Afroflix,[5] which seeks to give people of color an opportunity to share and distribute their work. Thayna has worked on other short films, taught classes, and frequently gives talks about what it means to be black.
Personal life
Yasmin Thayna was born in 1993 to a black mother and white father in an area outside of Rio de Janeiro called Baixada Fluminense.[6]
Further reading
Notes and References
- Web site: KBELA – o Filme. kbela.org. pt-BR. 2018-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20181030083753/http://kbela.org/#. 2018-10-30. live.
- Web site: Yasmin Thayná: 'I Always Wanted To Make Literature With My Hair' . npr.org . . 19 September 2013 . 2018-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150430091558/http://www.npr.org/2013/09/19/224089061/yasmin-thayn-i-always-wanted-to-make-literature-with-my-hair# . 2015-04-30 . live .
- Web site: Africa Movie Academy Awards 2017 Nominees & Winners. www.ama-awards.com. 2018-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170921230645/http://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-2017-award-winners.html#. 2017-09-21. live.
- Web site: "Kbela", premiado curta de Yasmin Thayná, é disponibilizado online . assistebrasil.com.br . Assiste Brasil . 2018-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180904092644/http://www.assistebrasil.com.br/2018/07/premiado-curta-kbela-de-yasmin-thayna-e-disponibilizado-online/# . 2018-09-04 . live .
- Web site: Site not found · DreamHost. www.afroflix.com.br. 2018-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20180906165541/http://www.afroflix.com.br/#. 2018-09-06. live.
- News: Interview: Yasmin Thayná Is Determined to Shake up a Brazilian Film Industry Dominated by White Men. Freelon. Kiratiana. 2015-12-07. IndieWire. 2018-11-01. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20161016145513/http://www.indiewire.com/2015/12/interview-yasmin-thayna-is-determined-to-shake-up-a-brazilian-film-industry-dominated-by-white-men-166470/#. 2016-10-16. live.