Lee's 'White Frog' not fixed on Asian-American outlook

By Mike Gordon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 07, 2011

~~<p>On the surface, "White Frog," the indie film being produced by Hawaii's Chris Lee, appears to be a niche story that would appeal only to an Asian-American audience. That would be a case of mistaken identity.</p>
<p>Sure, it has a strong minority cast with multigenerational appeal: hard-working veterans B.D. Wong, Joan Chen and Kelly Hu paired with new faces Booboo Stewart, Greg Sulkin and Tyler Posey. But they bring diversity to the film world in the same way they bring diversity to the social fabric of American culture.</p>
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On the surface, "White Frog," the indie film being produced by Hawaii's Chris Lee, appears to be a niche story that would appeal only to an Asian-American audience. That would be a case of mistaken identity.

Sure, it has a strong minority cast with multigenerational appeal: hard-working veterans B.D. Wong, Joan Chen and Kelly Hu paired with new faces Booboo Stewart, Greg Sulkin and Tyler Posey. But they bring diversity to the film world in the same way they bring diversity to the social fabric of American culture. Login for more...