Anna May Wong ~ Frosted Yellow Willows (2007) Trailer narrated by Nancy Kwan

~~ONLY 100 SPECIAL ANNA MAY WONG T-SHIRTS WERE MADE~~

[ACADEMIC DVDs STILL AVAILABLE.]

"Anna May Wong ~ Frosted Yellow Willows" Limited Edition DVD

narrated by NANCY KWAN



ANNA MAY WONG ~ FROSTED YELLOW WILLOWS: HER LIFE, TIMES AND LEGEND - A DOCUMENTARY FILM (2007)

ANNA MAY WONG (1905-1961) WAS THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN ACTRESS TO GRACE THE SILVER SCREEN AND ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL STARDOM.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 INDIVIDUALS:

NANCY KWAN, KEVIN BROWNLOW, A. C. LYLES, JUDY YUNG, PHILIP LEIBFRIED, LEONARD MALTIN, LAW KAR, HIM MARK LAI AND THE MANY OTHER FILM HISTORIANS, ARCHIVES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND DEVOTED ANNA MAY WONG ADMIRERS, THIS FILM WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE.

WE "THANK" ALL THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST DOCUMENTARY FILM ON AN ASIAN AMERICAN ACTRESS IN HOLLYWOOD CINEMA.

"Happy Holidays" and "Best Wishes" to everyone in 2012 the "Year of the Dragon" !!

Our official Anna May Wong website: www.anna-may-wong.com

Anna May Wong ~ Frosted Yellow Willows: The Woman and Her Journey

I want to thank all the people who sent me "Get Well" wishes after my return from England. The day after I returned, the doctor told me that I had pneumonia and I have been lying-low since. Well, now I am getting back to work and raring to go! The trip was a great success and I found soooo much Anna May Wong materials and can't wait until my return trip to England during March 2012 or before. This Chinese American woman was "amazing"! I've research her life and accomplishments for over 14 years and still find no end to the new discoveries to this pioneering-spirited woman.

This was a small promo trailer that we put together in 2005: http://www.anna-may-wong.com/promo1.htm . Enjoy.

Will post up-dates of the England trip in our next posting. Excuse me, now I have to get back to working on "ANNA MAY WONG ~ FROSTED YELLOW WILLOWS: THE WOMAN AND HER JOURNEY".

Our official 2007 trailer for "Anna May Wong ~ Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend" (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgfifVyg-CM

"Anna May Wong ~ Frosted Yellow Willows" and "Piccadilly" at BIFF

"Anna May Wong ~ Frosted Yellow Willows" will be screening with "Piccadilly" at the 16th Bradford International Film Festival on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.
Website: http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/biff/10/film_detail.asp?filmid=8871
We will be joined by writer/director Elaine Mae Woo for this double-bill screening.
They called her “The Yellow Wonder”. The daughter of a Chinese laundryman Anna May Wong (1905-61) was a pioneering actress during the embryonic (and deeply racist) years of Hollywood, Despite early success in 1921’s The Toll of the Sea, Wong ricocheted around Hollywood seeking to make a break into movies. Her exotic looks ensured she was never short of work but all too often Wong was relegated to playing servant girls or sundry ethnic support – Indians, Eskimos, Polynesians – whilst white actresses were employed by the studios in key oriental roles. Leading roles were denied her until 1928 when, aged 23, she broke through as Song in the German film of the same name. Over a career spanning 40 years Wong (real name Wong Liu Tsong, or Frosted Yellow Willows) broke down barriers, becoming the first global Chinese/American star. From silents through talkies to TV and beyond, she struggled to be more than just the stereotypical dragon lady of screen villainy.