CAAM Storytellers

Data Storytelling Are In Karthick Ramakrishnan's DNA

“We believe that data is beautiful, or can be beautiful and compelling. So we put a lot of time and thought into how data are visualized and presented."

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WATCH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE HINDSIGHT PROJECT FILMS AT AFI DOCS 2021

After almost a year of working with the filmmakers and the stations, the six short films in the Hindsight pipeline will be making their film festival debut.

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CAAM CO-PRODUCED “ASIAN AMERICANS” WINS 2021 PEABODY DOCUMENTARY AWARD

“Being honored with a Peabody Award is a tremendous honor for CAAM and an acknowledgement of our four decades of work to bring Asian American stories to the broadest possible audience.”

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CAAMFest

LOOKING BACK AT CAAMFEST 2021, OUR 39TH FESTIVAL

Check out some highlights of this year's festival! And make sure to scroll down to find out the winners of the CAAMFest Awards.

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CAAM CO-PRODUCED WHITE HOUSE EVENT WRAPS AANHPI HERITAGE MONTH

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris address the Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander communities in a virtual greeting

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CAAMFest

INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER IMAN ZAWAHRY ON THE INSPIRATION BEHIND “AMERICANISH”

As one of the first hijabi female filmmakers in the nation, Iman Zawahry has made it her mission to share Muslim womens’ stories with the world.

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CHEF TU DAVID PHU TELLS STORIES OF MIGRATION THROUGH FOOD

Oakland-based Chef Tu David Phu has been a contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef and worked in Michelin-starred restaurants, but his most memorable meals are humble ones.

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PBS Short Film Festival 2021
Karthick Ramakrishnan CAAM Storytellers
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Peabody winner
CAAM Filmmaker Summit
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Watch CAAMFest Films “Atomic Cafe” and “Phony” in the PBS Short Film Festival

CAAM will have two films in the 2021 PBS Short Film Festival, running from July 12-23. For the tenth annual festival, we are proud…

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Storytellers 2021

Data and Storytelling Are In Karthick Ramakrishnan’s DNA

“We believe that data is beautiful, or can be beautiful and compelling. So we put a lot of time and thought into how data are visualized and presented.”

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Watch the Digital Premiere of The Hindsight Project Films

Three Asian Americans are among the emerging filmmakers from the American South and Puerto Rico whose works are part of the Hindsight project, now available for streaming on PBS

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CAAM Co-produced “Asian Americans” Wins 2021 Peabody Documentary Award

The CAAM co-produced PBS documentary series Asian Americans is one of the first winners announced by the 2021 Peabody Awards, one of most prestigious…

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Storytellers Session: A Conversation with Ursula Liang Recap

During our first Storytellers Session on March 18, filmmaker and journalist Ursula Liang discussed belonging, representation, and Asian American communities and her filmmaking advice.

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CAAM Filmmaker Summit 2021: Individual Conversations, Intentional Communities

Collaboration was the theme for this year’s CAAM Filmmaker Summit, a fitting celebration of the community that held our backs and inspired us through…

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