By Yuan-Kwan Chan

The lights inexplicably went out just minutes before Brendan Fraser arrived; his vehicle was reportedly circling the area until the electricity got sorted out. Once it was, the stars walked the red carpet for the world premiere of “The Air I Breathe” at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The feature film by Korean American director Jieho Lee includes an incredible cast: premiere attendees Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Andy Garcia and Kevin Bacon, as well as Forest Whitaker, John Cho, Kelly Hu, Julie Delpy, Emile Hirsch and many others.

The petite Gellar arrived with actor-husband Freddie Prinze Jr., who smiled for the cameras with his wife, then stepped aside at times to let her take the stage solo. Despite spending more time than he had bargained for in the car, Fraser was all smiles, even taking out a digital camera to take a shot of the photographers themselves. A stoic Kevin Bacon posed for plenty of pictures, while an even more stoic Garcia walked by and barely stopped. Check out Meniscus’ photo gallery and commentary below.

Sarah Michelle Gellar with her actor-husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., and then standing solo. She plays Sorrow in the film, which is based on a Chinese proverb.
Brendan Fraser, who plays a gangster (!) in the film, took out his digital camera to take pictures of the photographers.
"What?!" Director Jieho Lee and his wife, Korean actress Min Kim. According to The Daily Dumpling, the couple are expecting their first child.	Co-screenwriters Bob DeRosa and Jieho Lee, who also directed the film. Lee earned an MBA at Harvard University, and has lived abroad in Jerusalem and Seoul.	A photographer was tempted to tell Kevin Bacon that he wanted to be his "7th degree."
		Far left: When actor Jon Bernthal was complimented on his ever-present smile on the red carpet, he replied that he was trying to imitate "Blue Steel." (Hint: Watch "Zoolander," if you haven't already. Left: Freddie Prinze Jr. all photos by Yuan-Kwan Chan

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