Center for Asian American Media

The Frog in the Well

The Frog in the Well

Documentary | 2001 | 29 mins | VHS

Director

Cervando David Martinez

Ethnicity

Chinese

Subjects

Activism, History, Personal Stories

This fascinating documentary chronicles the life and work of Hoh-Kun Yuen, photographer, physicist, ice-skater and multi-media activist. From 1963 until his death in 1997, Yuen documented the sights and sounds of social protest in his adopted hometown of Berkeley, California, assembling an incredible archive of photos, newspapers and more 30,000 hours of recorded audio.

“...a poem about social change and a man in love with his life and times.”

- Cinema Texas


"This fascinating documentary is ostensibly about one man... but it is also about the secret history of American postwar politics and media."

- Alvin Lu, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival


Recognition
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

Pricing

College/Institution

Purchase
VHS: $99
Rental
VHS: $40

Note for K-12/Public Library/Community Groups

If there is no discount pricing listed, please contact us.

For details and for previews, email distribution@asianamericanmedia.org
or call (415) 552-9550.

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