Presenting a screening/talk on the documentary, Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words, by Yunah Hong, on Friday, October 21, 2011, from 6PM to 8PM, at 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan. This event is free and open to the general public.

In this hour long documentary, director Yunah Hong tells the story of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American movie star. Starting out in silent films when she was 17, Anna May Wong went on to make dozens of films in Hollywood, London and Berlin, co-starring with Marlene Dietrich, Anthony Quinn and Douglas Fairbanks. Yet despite being glamorous, talented and cosmopolitan, Anna May Wong spent most of her career typecast either as a painted doll or a scheming dragon lady. Narrated in Wong’s own words by actress Doan Ly, Yunah Hong’s documentary paints a vivid portrait of a Hollywood original. Generous excerpts from Wong’s films, archival photographs and interviews enhance this richly detailed picture of a woman and her times.  Discussion with the director will take place after the screening.

Yunah Hong has made eight films, all with a focus on Asian American women. Her documentary Between the Lines: Asian American Women’s Poetry weaves together autobiographies and readings by 16 poets. Becoming an Actress in New York follows three hopefuls as they trek to auditions, work with coaches, strive to be noticed in workshop productions and labor at day jobs. Yunah has also made several experimental films including Memory/all echo, based on the work of multimedia martist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.

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