Blog
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Is San Francisco haunted?
Looking to get scared at SFIAAFF 30? Watch I AM A GHOST, an experiment on memory written and directed by H.P. Mendoza!
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SFIAAFF30 in Berkeley!
Did you know that SFIAAFF30 is happening in Berkeley, too? Don’t miss out on our incredible line-up of films and events at the Pacific Film Archive, including an intimate conversation with child star and playwright, Cherylene Lee!
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Festival Forum: SFIAAFF’s Largest Free Event!
Join us for SFIAAFF’s largest event, FESTIVAL FORUM, a FREE outdoor showcase of lively artists, performers and media makers in San Francisco’s historic Japantown Peace Plaza! Featuring a tremendous line-up of acts, including NYC-based dance-rock band, PaperDoll! This year’s event will feature commemorative programs to mark the one-year anniversary of the March 11 Japanese tsunami and earthquake.
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Do Nice Girls Really Finish Last?
Sheetal Sheth, Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen star in NICE GIRLS CREW, a raunchy Bridesmaids‐meets-Arrested Development, no-holds-barred comedy series. Assembling an all-star cast of actresses, Nice Girls Crew pushes the boundaries of traditional comedy…and then some. Created/Written by CAAM staffer Christine Kwon and written/directed by Tanuj Chopra!
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Moving in New Directions at SFIAAFF 30
From electronic pop to new school hip-hop, Directions In Sound 2012, delivers a genre-bending showcase featuring emerging artists and established vets. Join us on a trip through the future-forward music scene that’s blowing up the Asian American underground. Don’t blink…You might miss the next big thing!
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Memoirs of a Superfan, Volume 7.1: CAAMily Reunion
CAAMily Reunion By Ravi Chandra, M.D. February 27, 2012 I get comfortable. Too comfortable. I am connected to colleagues and friends, feeling effective at my job and in my social life. Just like most Asian Americans and other Americans, I get overjoyed, buoyant, ebullient when Jeremy Lin makes his mark on the court and on [...]
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And The Academy Award Goes To…
As Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for Oscar Sunday, we here at CAAM know exactly which film we’re rooting for: Academy Award Nominee for Best Short Doc, THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM, which makes its Bay Area Premiere at SFIAAFF30. The first screening of this documentary will be part of our FESTIVAL FORUM, our largest event, bringing a FREE showcase of artists, performers and media makers to SF’s historic Japantown Peace Plaza. This year’s event commemmorates the one-year anniversary of the March 11 Japanese tsunami and earthquake.
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Honoring Icons and Pioneers of Asian American Media
Although innovations in storytelling are taking media in exciting, new directions, 30 Years of SFIAAFF wouldn’t have been possible without the pioneers and icons that have shaped the Asian American media landscape today. Join us for a series of events that honor just a few of these legendary figures – Joan Chen, Cherylene Lee, and The Nakamura Family – through cast reunions, live conversations, readings, and retrospectives.
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Introducing… the Jake Shimabukuro YouTube Contest Finalists!
update: Congratulations to our winner Dominic Pieranunzio! CONGRATULATIONS to: Annier Lee (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Dominic Pieranunzio (Roseville, California, USA) Chris Cortes (Allen, Texas, USA) Monique Macasaet (San Francisco, California, USA) Gino Silvestre (Los Angeles, California, USA) Brian Hernandez (Merced, California, USA) …for being selected as FINALISTS for the Jake Shimabukuro YouTube Contest! The winner will play [...]
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With Mardi Gras a Memory, Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
As our friends in New Orleans recover from the party of the year, clearing away the vibrant masks and beads to make way for the more sobering period of Lent, we’d like to draw your attention to a less visible figure coming out of the Big Easy: Representative Joseph Cao, the first Vietnamese American member of the U.S. Congress, and the only non-white Republican Congressman. Watch the World Premiere of the CAAM-produced documentary MR. CAO GOES TO WASHINGTON at SFIAAFF30!
