The New York Asian Women’s Center (“NYAWC”), Film Lab and the Museum of Chinese in America (“MOCA”) will be hosting a very special private preview screening of The Opposite of a Fairy Tale at MOCA on June 16, 2016, in honor of Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which is the day before. The film is a fictionalized psychological drama designed to draw awareness to the epidemic of elder abuse in the US and is based on the true story of artist Josephine Yen, the writer’s grandmother.
The private preview will include free admission to the museum, a reception, and a panel. The panel will include actor/writer/producer Jennifer Betit Yen and actor Fay Ann Lee from the movie, as well as experts Peter Cheng and Kayla Chan, Counselor Advocate at NYAWC. Faye Layman of NYAWC will moderate the panel. The film stars Jo Yang, Nikole Marone, Deb Kuhn, Albert Chan, Liam Quill, and a host of other talented actors. Directors Youn Kim (acting) and Conor Stratton (photography) worked with an accomplished crew including Jeremy Myers and Mahima Saigal, among others.
The film was made possible, in part, through a grant from the Asian Women’s Giving Circle and from generous contributions by The Warwick Hotel, Ron Bruno and the Morningside Retirement Community, ESTA, the Henry Street Senior Companions Program, Fushimi NYC, AAARI-CUNY, Betty Lee Sung, NYAWC, and Larry Lee. www.TheOppositeOfAFairyTale.com.