Formosa Betrayed

my conversation with will tiao, producer of formosa betrayed, last week at duke:

will: so, what are you doing next weekend?
me: oh nothing.
will: want to come be a second photographer for the premiere?
me. uh, YES.

and that’s how i made my way to the exclusive cast-crew-investors-only screening of the newly finished film.

click to read ho chie & shawna’s awesome spotlight article on the event at taiwaneseamerican.org.

here’s my photographic rendition of how the night went down:

ho chie shows off his invite to the exclusive weekend of investors’ events. investors dinner, red carpet, screening, reception, afterparty, brunch. i got to tag along to all of it.

saturday, 228. after picking up the movie reels, we arrive early to the WGA theater, just in time for the red carpet setup.

i decide to sneak a preview as they run the reels to make sure the whole film will play properly. i love the feel of an empty pre-show venue.

raul and i fired some test shots, and then people started trickling in through our red carpet entrance. by around 7, the cast members are making appearances. pictured, leslie hope and wendy crewson.

wendy and james van der beek, the movie leads, greet each other

a very excited audience gets settled in the theater.

james van der beek, with wendy crewson in the background.

rapt.

this one took a bit of convincing and a lot of patience, trying to corral a bunch of movie stars over to the same wall for a photo.

by 11:30, i finally hitch a ride with will tiao over to the afterparty at the aptly named formosa cafe.

wrapping up the night with producer will tiao, director adam kane, and of course, dawson.

for more on the movie, visit formosathemovie.com.

and again, check out the awesome spotlight article at taiwaneseamerican.org.