Fellowship

CAAM Fellowship Applications Now Open

The deadline for the 2020 CAAM Fellowship application is Monday, November 18, 2019.

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Event

Arthur Dong's "Hollywood Chinese" Book Launch with CAAM and SFPL

Check out photos from the coffee table book launch

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World Premiere

CAAM Production of Wayne Wang's "Coming Home Again" Premieres at TIFF to Sold Out Audience

Starring Justin Chon and Jackie Chung, the film focuses on a Korean American man who cares for his ailing mother while trying to master her traditional cooking, based on Chang-rae Lee's "New Yorker" short story.

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CAAMFest

CAAMFest38 Call for Entries Now Open

Submit your project to the largest Asian and Asian American showcase for music, food, film, and digital media. CAAMFest38 takes place May 14-24, 2020.

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Public Media

“ASIAN AMERICANS” Groundbreaking Documentary Series to Premiere May 2020

The most ambitious television chronicle of the Asian American story in the United States will launch during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

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2019 Sundance Panel

"The Road to Decolonization" CAAM and Sundance Panel Now Live

Asian Americans and our allies present thought-provoking dialogue on solutions in the context of filmmaking, and to ensure filmmakers of color remain independent. Panelists: Tilane Jones, Marya Bangee, Abigail Disney, Karim Amer, and moderated by David Magdael.

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Public Media

“THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT” DVD NOW AVAILABLE WITH CHINESE SUBTITLES

You can purchase the award-winning film now with simplified and traditional Chinese subtitles.

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Filmmaker Support

CAAM Filmmaker Summit Brings Together Voices of Change in the Documentary Landscape

CAAM 2019 Filmmaker Summit Gathered Asian American Documentary Filmmakers and Media Leaders

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Two Asian Americans, a man and a woman, sit at a table in an audio studio during an interview.
A group of mixed Asian Americans sit at a well lit dining table and smile at the camera.
An older Chinese American man stands at the podium with an image of Nancy Kwan on the cover of LIFE magazine projected on a screen.
An African American man and Chinese American man smile for the camera while they are hugging.
Two Asian Americans, a man and a woman, sit at a table in an audio studio during an interview.
A group of mixed Asian Americans sit at a well lit dining table and smile at the camera.
An older Chinese American man stands at the podium with an image of Nancy Kwan on the cover of LIFE magazine projected on a screen.
An African American man and Chinese American man smile for the camera while they are hugging.
CAAM Presents, Film Events, Filmmakers

Recap: CAAM Co-hosted Screening of “The LuLu Sessions” and “The Peace Pod Project”

On Friday, October 25, CAAM co-hosted a free screening of S. Casper Wong’s award-winning feature documentary “The LuLu Sessions” in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Reimagine End of Life Week, and S. Casper Wong.

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Filipino American History Month, New Media, Podcast

Paola Mardo Gets Ready to Dive Deeper into the Filipino Diaspora in the Second Season of “Long Distance”

“I feel that there are narratives of the Filipino experience that tend to get told a lot. I think those are important, but I think especially for this season, we are really trying to dive a little bit deeper. It’s not just about being a Filipino person, it’s really about being a person and finding your place in the world.”

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CAAM Presents, Fellowship

CAAM Fellowship Applications Now Open

The deadline for the 2020 CAAM Fellowship application is Monday, November 18, 2019.

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CAAM Presents, Fellowship

CAAM Fellowship Behind the Scenes: Fellow Pulkit Datta on Dealing with Rejection and Gatekeepers as a Filmmaker of Color

“While I could write this blog post littering it with milestones from my career and my projects, I decided that writing about rejection and failure might be a far more entertaining read.”

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CAAM Presents

Arthur Dong’s “Hollywood Chinese” Book Launch with CAAM at SF Public Library

This past Sunday, CAAM was honored to present the book launch of award-winning filmmaker/author Arthur Dong’s new book, Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American…

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Actor Profile, Articles

Ang Lee’s Use of Digital Technologies in “Gemini Man” Reveals Human Condition

“Ang is completely and almost exclusively focused on the human experience. He uses technology to try to augment the ideas. He’s trying to figure out how the use of that technology has a corresponding vibration in the human soul.” – Will Smith

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