Yemisi Brookes

An eye-opening deep-dive into the world of Beanie Babies, charting the origins of a frenzy that helped make Ty Warner’s plush toys the biggest fad of the 1990s.

Kicks focuses on a chance collision that has a big impact on two New Yorkers in this bittersweet, intergenerational tale touching on themes of vulnerability, loss, and coming-of-age.

An eye-opening deep-dive into the world of Beanie Babies, charting the origins of a frenzy that helped make Ty Warner’s plush toys the biggest fad of the 1990s.

Kicks focuses on a chance collision that has a big impact on two New Yorkers in this bittersweet, intergenerational tale touching on themes of vulnerability, loss, and coming-of-age.