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PHOTOGRAPHIC JUSTICE: REST IN POWER CORKY LEE

Corky Lee's iconic photographs of Asian American milestones laid the groundwork for Asian American documentary filmmaking.

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Storytellers Session: Ursula Liang

Register for CAAM's next member event, Storytellers Session: Ursula Liang, on March 18, 2021.

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APPLY BY MARCH 15 FOR THE CAAM DOCUMENTARY FUND

CAAM's 2021 Documentary Fund is open for submissions, February 15-March 15

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CAAM Fellows

Meet The Six Young Filmmakers Selected For The Sauce Fellowship

The Sauce is a partnership between the Center for Asian American Media and the New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC).

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CAAM-Funded "Try Harder!" Premieres at Sundance Film Festival 2021

Director Debbie Lum on the importance of making a film about this majority Asian American high school

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Public Media

FIRELIGHT MEDIA, REEL SOUTH, AND CAAM ANNOUNCE THE HINDSIGHT PROJECT

The Hindsight Project is focused on supporting Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) filmmakers living in the American South and U.S. Territories.

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Public Media

A NEW TV SERIES ON THE 1982 MURDER OF VINCENT CHIN

Author, activist and journalist Helen Zia is developing a TV series on the landmark civil rights case about the 1982 murder of Chinese American Vincent Chin in Detroit.

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WHY ASIAN AMERICAN REPRESENTATION MATTERS, EVEN IN THE SOUTH

Read Anita Sugimura’s first person account of being an Asian American filmmaker in the rural South

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New Video Series LUNAR Explores Asian American Jewish Identity

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Photographic Justice: Rest in Power Corky Lee

Corky Lee’s iconic photographs of Asian American milestones laid the groundwork for Asian American documentary filmmaking.

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Save the Date! CAAMFest 2021 is Coming May 13-23

Mark your calendars! CAAMFest 2021 will take place May 13-23, 2021 with live streaming, on-demand, and drive-in programs. With social distancing for the COVID…

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In Minari, Yuh-Jung Youn Shows Us America Through the Eyes of a Korean Elder

“Grandma smells like Korea!” seven-year-old David Yi (Alan Kim) complains in the film, Minari, released on February 12. Set in the hardscrabble Ozarks of…

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Apply by March 15 for the CAAM Documentary Fund

CAAM’s 2021 Documentary Fund is open for submissions, February 15-March 15

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Join CAAM at Sundance 2021 in (Virtual) Park City This Week

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