The Year of the Yao is a 2005 American English-language Documentary motion picture featuring Yao Ming, Charles Barkley, Frank Deford, Steve Francis, Michael Irvin, Ernie Johnson and Ming Yao. The film is narrated by his friend and former interpreter Colin Pine, who stayed with Yao during Yao's rookie year, and interpreted for him for three years. The Year of the Yao was Produced by Adam Del Deo. The movie is directed by Adam Del Deo and James D. Stern. Fine Line Features acquired the distribution rights for the film. The Year of the Yao was released on 2nd June 2005 in English and Mandarin languages and takes a screen time of 88 minutes. The motion picture made a box office gross of $0 million. The music was composed by James L. Venable.