The filmmaker’s approach to “Operation Popcorn” – An interview with David Grabias
The filmmaker behind the popular documentary “Sentenced Home” premieres his latest doc, “Operation Popcorn” on May 17 on America ReFramed.
David Grabias
CAAM 2010 Film Production Awards
The Center for Asian American Media has awarded production grants* to five talented independent filmmakers whose powerful works educate, illuminate and challenge conventional ideas of family, gender, relationships and nationhood.
Linking Classroom Learning to Social Action
At the Association of Asian American Studies annual conference this past spring, I had a chance to preview a remarkable film, SENTENCED HOME, co-produced, directed, and written by Nicole Newnham and David Grabias. Like other viewers, I was struck by the power of this film to put a human face on a critical problem facing immigrant and refugee communities today—forcible deportation. Since 2001, over 1.5 million U.S. residents have been deported, many for minor felonies or misdemeanors. Deportation has not been limited to undocumented “aliens,” but has also targeted permanent residents.