Known for Acting
Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American jazz vocalist. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated with other artists from both the jazz and classical scenes. McFerrin's song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a No. 1 U.S. pop hit in 1988 and won Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors at the 1989 Grammy Awards. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumentalists, including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He is the father of musicians Taylor McFerrin and Madison McFerrin.
Born
March 11, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York, USA
Filmography
40 films, 9 shows


Nin E Tepueian: My Cry
2020 · 1h 22m · CA
NIN E TEPUEIAN - MY CRY is a documentary tracks the journey of Innu poet, actress and activist, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, at a pivotal time in her career as a committed artist. Santiago Bertolino's camera follows a young Innu poet over the course of a year. A voice rises, inspiration builds; another star finds its place amongst the constellation of contemporary Indigenous literature. A voice of prominent magnitude illuminates the road towards healing and renewal: Natasha Kanapé Fontaine.


Art
2008 · 6m · US
Art, a young boy, joyfully draws SCRIBBLES that SQUIGGLE, SPLOTCHES with BLOTCHES, ZIGS and ZAGS, DOODLES and DOGS, and so much more!


Then and Now: 1981-2004
2004 · 43m · US
A short film mostly comprised of two sources: research footage from 1988 about the beginnings of the HIV epidemic from the perspective of medical professionals, and an interview with Cleve Jones in 2003 as he looks back upon his activism, and the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the early 2000s.


Hush!
2001 · 2h 15m · JP
Naoya and Katsuhiro are boyfriends, new in their relationship. Things are uneven at first—Naoya is open and free while Katsuhiro is cautious and closeted—but nothing compares to the chaos that arrives when Asako, a troubled woman with a history of psychiatric problems, abortions, and casual sex, asks Katsuhiro to conceive a child with her.


Everyone's Channel
1990 · 1h
A look at the Local Access Cable phenomenon.
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
1987 · 22m
How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin: When the Rhinoceros rudely eats the Parsee Man's cake, the Parsee Man's revenge causes the Rhinoceros to have the skin he has today. How the Camel Got His Hump: When the Camel refuses to do any work in the desert, it is up to the Djinn of the desert to set him straight.


Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
1987 · 23m
Two tall tales based on Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories; featuring a Parsee man seeking for payback on a cake-munching piggish rhinoceros, and a lazy stubborn camel without a hump pays his debt for refusing to work. Narrated by Jack Nicholson, with music by Bobby McFerrin.