Thursday, March 8, 2012
Castro Theatre (429 Castro St., San Francisco)
Time: 7pm; Gala reception to follow at 9:30pm at the Asian Art Museum (200 Larkin St, San Francisco)

Price: $33 film + gala combo ticket (special SAPAAC member price); $43 (non-members)
RSVP: Please email Linda Lee '07 at lzlee01@gmail.com, or Linda Tran '06, '07 at lmtran@alumni.stanford.edu. There are a limited number of tickets, priority discount will be given to SAPAAC members with a current paid membership. Limit 2 tickets per person.


WHITE FROG

Cowritten by Ellie Wen '09 and Fabienne Wen
Produced by Ellie Wen '09, Joel Soisson, and Chris Lee
Directed by Quentin Lee
Executive Producer David Henry Hwang '79

The Stanford Asian Pacific American Alumni Club (SAPAAC) is helping to kick off this year’s San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival with the honor of co-presenting the world premiere of WHITE FROG. This highly anticipated film is co-written by Ellie Wen ('09) and her mother Fabienne Wen, and executive produced by Tony-award winner David Henry Hwang ('79). Join SAPAAC in a special celebration of Asian American film and art, and support fellow Stanford alums at this exciting screening and gala reception! This is a not-to-be-missed event!

Special Q&A with filmmakers following screening; gala reception at the Asian Art Museum features tasty treats and drinks, and includes access to the current "Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Royal Courts" exhibit.

WHITE FROG is a coming-of-age story about a 14-year old Asian-American boy with Asperger's and it stars Booboo Stewart (Twilight Saga), Joan Chen (Saving Face, Lust, Caution), BD Wong (Law & Order SVU), and Harry Shum Jr. (Glee).

Learn more at: http://caamedia.org/blog/caam-events/2012/01/30/sfiaaff30-opening-night-feature/ and http://whitefrogthemovie.com/