White Frog

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White Frog
Cover Art
Directed byQuentin Lee
Written byFabienne Wen and Ellie Wen
Produced byDavid Henry Hwang
Kevin Iwashina
Ellie Wen
Christopher Lee
Joel Soisson
StarringBooboo Stewart
Harry Shum, Jr.
BD Wong
Joan Chen
Gregg Sulkin
Tyler Posey
CinematographyYasu Tanida
Edited byMatthew Rundell
Music byDavid Choi
Booboo Stewart
MC Jin
Steven Pranoto
Production
companies
Wentertainment Productions, Chris Lee Productions
Release date
  • March 8, 2012 (2012-03-08) (SFIAAFF)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[1]

White Frog is an American film written by Fabienne Wen and Ellie Wen and directed by Quentin Lee. It is a drama-comedy, aimed at young adults, about 15-year-old Nick Young (Booboo Stewart), a neglected teen with Asperger syndrome whose life is changed forever when tragedy hits his family. It is a story of the power of family, friendship, and love.[2] Along with Stewart, the film also stars Harry Shum, Jr., BD Wong, Joan Chen, Gregg Sulkin and Tyler Posey.

Its début was at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival on March 8, 2012.[3]

Plot

Nick Young (Booboo Stewart) is a high school freshman with Asperger Syndrome who idolizes his perfect older brother Chaz Young (Harry Shum, Jr.). When his brother dies while riding his bike to his friends house he is hit by a group of guys driving recklessly. The crash leaves Nick fighting to overcome his grief while not feeling understood by his distraught parents (played by BD Wong and Joan Chen) who are left grieving the loss of their 'perfect son' and trying to preserve his memory.

Chaz's friends attend the funeral and help Nick get through his loss, and in the process Nick helps one of them back who has been hiding the true nature of their own loss with Chaz following the crash. Despite initial hostility Randy (Gregg Sulkin), Chaz's best friend warms to Nick and takes him under his wing. Randy tells Nick how his brother spent "his whole life trying to keep up this lie that you were a perfect family" and slowly Nick begins to come out of his shell as he spends more time with his brothers friends. Through his interactions with Randy he learns more about his brothers life and the two bond in their grieve until Nick inadvertently discovers Chaz's secret, he was gay and Randy was more than just a friend to his brother. The two boys help each other come to terms with the different loss they each feel and let Nick move forward bringing the Young family together again.

Cast

Pre-production

White Frog was written by the mother/daughter duo Fabienne Wen and Ellie Wen. Ellie Wen's mentor, David Henry Hwang, was an executive producer. Principal photography was completed in August 2011.[4]

Score and soundtrack

The score to White Frog was composed by Steven Pranoto. The soundtrack features David Choi, CriBabi, Gowe, PaperDoll, Shin-B, IAMMEDIC, and Booboo and Fivel Stewart.

References

  1. ^ "Twilight's Booboo Stewart takes the lead in indie White Frog". Oh No They Didn't!. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  2. ^ "White Frog Info (facebook)". White Frog Official Facebook. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  3. ^ "Announcing the SFIAAFF30 Opening Night Feature!". CAAMedia. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  4. ^ "White Frog". Wentertainment Productions. Retrieved 2012-03-09.

External links

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