Q&A with director E.M. Woo to follow film.
For more information and description of the film, visit: http://www.anna-may-wong.com/
In the early 1990s, a well-known director at a reception following the screening of a Kurosawa film brought Anna May Wong to Elaine Mae Woo's attention. Elaine admitted that she knew nothing about Anna. The director shook his head, said a couple of words, and then walked away. It was at this point that Elaine swore that she would learn about Anna before she would ever see this director again. This is how the making of Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times, and Legend began. Nearly ten years in the making, this biographical documentary film is finally being presented to the public. Interviews were conducted with members of Anna's family, childhood friends, and people who worked with her. Without the support of Nancy Kwan, Kevin Brownlow, A.C. Lyles, Judy Yung, Philip Leibfried, Leonard Maltin, Law Kar, and many other film historians, archives, academic institutions, and devoted Anna admirers, this film would never have been made.
Photo and director statement courtesy of Elaine Mae Woo.