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Suja Thomas Wins CAAM’s 2023 Ready, Set, Pitch Annual Documentary Contest
This year’s highly-anticipated Ready, Set, Pitch! – an annual contest where emerging documentary filmmakers present a project in front of a panel of esteemed…
In ‘A Town Called Victoria’ a Texas Community Reckons with History and Hate When a Mosque Burns
“There is this concept of Southern hospitality, of neighborliness and connection, which I do feel is true. I feel it here… The thing is, though, is that’s also rooted in power. ” Li Lu, Director of ‘A Town Called Victoria’
Short Takes Fall 2023: Asian Americans Musicians on the Scene
There came a point last month when I looked through my “Recently Played Songs” and realized something: all of them were from Asian and…
CAAM IS SUPPORTING 3 NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN 2023
This year, CAAM is proud to fund Asian American filmmakers and projects that showcase the breadth and diversity of experiences in our community. We…
Filmmaker Frank Chi Directs $200K Bank of America Grant to CAAM
I’ve been so lucky to have the opportunity to tell the stories I’m passionate about on such a big scale. It means so much to me that BofA recognizes these challenges. That’s why I am directing the bank’s sizable Social Equality grant to the Center for Asian American Media – so that we pay it forward to the next generation of Asian American storytellers such that this work feels just a little bit less impossible.
CAAM DOCUMENTARY FUND OPEN CALL: APPLY SEPTEMBER 25-OCTOBER 29, 2023
Open Call for CAAM Documentary Fund FY 2024 runs through October 29, 2023