Is Disney Finally Learning?
Disney has a glaring and, up until recently, unaddressed issue that spans nearly its entire lifetime - an absence of diversity.
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee -- and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black family -- are trying to adapt to their mostly black neighborhood of South Central.
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Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee -- and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black family -- are trying to adapt to their mostly black neighborhood of South Central.
Rating:R
Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Timothy A. Chey
In Theaters:7/20/1997
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Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:Image Entertainment, Octillion Entertainment, USA Network
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