Known for his fast-paced and hilarious videos exploring Hapa identity and Asian American media portrayal, artist Kip Fulbeck has been featured on CNN, MTV and PBS. A professor of Art at UCSB, he exhibits and performs throughout the world and is the author of several books.
Volume 1 includes: Game of Death, A Day at the Fair, Banana Split, Lilo and Me, A Man for You, Rock & Roll Pug Run and Special Feature
"Hilarious from the start."
--Giant Robot Magazine
| # | Title | Artists | Run Time | Year | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Game of Death | Kip Fulbeck | 00:06:30 | 1991 | United States |
| 2 |  |
A Day at the Fair | Kip Fulbeck | 00:02:00 | 1991 | United States |
| 3 |  |
Banana Split | Kip Fulbeck | 00:37:30 | 1991 | United States |
| 4 |  |
Lilo & Me | Kip Fulbeck | 00:09:35 | 2003 | United States |
| 5 |  |
A Man for You | Kip Fulbeck | 00:01:00 | 2003 | United States |
| 6 |  |
Rock & Roll Pug Run | Kip Fulbeck | 00:02:15 | 2007 | United States |
Using footage from the legendary Bruce Lee’s last, unfinished, film, Fulbeck turns the subtitled martial arts movie on itself—levelling criticism and commentary with the genre's own tools, and examining the various representative functions of the late actor.
“[A] hilarious look at the beautification of Bruce Lee. Footage of the title sequence from the eponymous film—a success even though Lee died halfway through the filming—is overlaid with crude video-generated titles. Chuck Norris is tagged ‘bad hairy white guy,’ while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (!) is ID’d as ‘very very bad black guy.’ It’s a subversion of two martial arts movie cliches at once: stupid subtitles and one-dimensional characters. Along the way, Fulbeck notes that the film was completed by a stand-in called ‘Bruce Li,’ identified here as ‘FAKE.’ ‘Somebody wake me up: Can people really not notice?’ Fullbeck asks. Game shows how Asian America’s desperation for a hero has led to Lee’s devolution into an inhuman, and ultimately replaceable, chopsocky icon.”
—Jeff Yang, “Shooting Back,” The Village Voice 37:20 (19 May 1992)
This title is also available on Kip Fulbeck Selected Videos: Volume One.
This title is only available on Kip Fulbeck Selected Videos: Volume One.
Kip Fulbeck's landmark video, Banana Split, defined the genre of multiracial exploration in contemporary video, and established him as one of the premiere artists exploring Hapa and multracial identity. Completed while Fulbeck was still in graduate school, Banana Split screened throughout the U.S. and abroad, and is still used in hundreds of classes today. Fulbeck's brilliant storytelling takes the viewer from childhood fights to adult dilemmas, questions interracial dating patterns and media depictions of Asian men, and explores the idea of ethnic identity in a country which ignores multiraciality.
“Touches the raw nerves of Amerasian sensibility-the desire to embrace, yet question every cultural icon.”
—Chiori Santiago, “Don’t worry, be happa: Asian-American International Film Showcase examines hardships of Amerasians,” Oakland Tribune (8 March 1992)
"Gutsy, nasty, scary, funny... the odyssey of a young Chinese American man navigating through the crazy racial landscape of today's America."
--Eleanor Antin, Artist and Filmmaker
"[A] touching and fast-paced exploration of what it's like to grow up in a bi-racial family. Kip Fulbeck, by fearlessly and honestly tapping the ambiguities of his own Amerasian identity has produced a film that will profoke thoughtful discussions and may well bring tears to many eyes."
--Suchent Chan, Professor of Asian American Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
This title is also available on Kip Fulbeck Selected Videos: Volume One.
Which celebrity do you most resemble? For artist Kip Fulbeck, this question starts a rollicking ride that is part autobiography, part family portrait, part pop-culture survey, and all Disney* all the time. Watch as Fulbeck documents his uncanny resemblance to Pochahontas, Mulan, Aladdin, and other "ethnically ambiguous" animated characters. Both hilarious and touching, this educating video examines the muting of race in mainstream media and its effects on multiracial Americans. *Disney is a registered trademark of Disney Enterprises, Inc.
This title is also available on Kip Fulbeck Selected Videos: Volume One.
This title is only available on Kip Fulbeck Selected Videos: Volume One.
This title is only available on Kip Fulbeck Selected Videos: Volume One.