Finding Empathy Amid Division: ‘A Great Divide’ to Make Bay Area Debut at CAAMFest 2024
Filmmaker Jean Shim’s “A Great Divide” was created during the height of anti-Asian hate.
Filmmaker Jean Shim’s “A Great Divide” was created during the height of anti-Asian hate.
CAAMFest’s Centerpiece Documentary presentation by first time feature documentary filmmaker and CAAM Fellow explores her family’s hidden matriarchal order’s impact on faith, family, and community.
Ramona Diaz is unapologetic. While filming her latest documentary in the Philippines, she boldly wears pink, the color of progressive candidate Leni Robredo’s presidential campaign, amidst the Marcos dynasty’s resurgence. This defiance, born from a childhood under martial law, fuels her documentary films that uncovers truths that linger in the shadows.
We’re excited to announce the lineup for CAAMFest 2024, taking place May 9-19, 2024 in San Francisco and Oakland. This year’s festival will include…
Nobody captured the rise and influence of the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander community in the United States, and especially in New York…
As the Center for Asian American Media begins the sixth year of the CAAM Fellowship, founders, staff, and past mentors and fellows reflect on…
Excited. Energized. Grateful. In January, that is how Billy Bustamante, director of Brava Theater’s upcoming production of Larry The Musical, is feeling, two months…
With the 96th Academy Awards just around the corner, we reflect on another year of Asian American media. Following major hits of recent years…
CAAM co-founder Loni Ding is among six trailblazing Asian-Americans featured in Know History, Know Self, a public art piece created by award-winning Oakland artist…
With all the talk of Oscar snubs, 2024 has been a sparse year for new Asian American-helmed works at the Sundance Film Festival–just one…
$6 Million in Funding Aims to Propel U.S. Muslim Creators, Expand Access to the Entertainment Industry and Amplify Diverse Narratives
As part of our 2023 End of Year reflections, highlighting CAAM’s critical role in supporting storytellers and untold narratives, we asked three talented Asian…