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Dec 22, 2021 · Beanie Babies doc director on the 'group of soccer moms' who sparked the billion-dollar craze. EW caught up with Yemisi Brookes to talk all things Beanie, the surprising twists the story took,...
Jan 7, 2022 · “I felt like the entrepreneurialism of this tiny group of so-called ‘soccer moms’ from a Chicago suburb hadn’t been acknowledged before,” said Yemisi Brookes, director of the 80-minute film.
Jan 31, 2023 · Beanie Mania, the new HBO Max documentary about the Beanie Baby craze of the 1990s, investigates the swell, and eventual pop, of the Beanie Baby bubble. Plus, director Yemisi Brookes thought that now was a pretty good time for some pre-pandemic cuddly toy nostalgia.
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Mar 8, 2022 · My interviews with both “Beanie Mania” director Yemisi Brookes and Mary Beth Sobolewski shed light on my questions along with why it’s important to tell women’s stories.
I’ve spent the last 15 years directing emotional, evocative, and stylish documentaries that highlight exciting subcultures and lesser-known communities. My recent credits include: ‘Tupac: A Life in Ten Pictures’ for the BBC, ‘Generation Hustle’ for HBO, and ‘Beanie Mania,’ a feature-length doc for HBO that had a Christmas release.
Dec 22, 2021 · Yemisi Brookes’ new HBO feature Beanie Mania isn’t, therefore, exactly like seemingly every other TV documentary released in 2021, but it’s adjacent to every cult, scam and cyber-curiosity...
