Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 9.5: Creating CAAMmunity
“How can artists sustain themselves creatively, spiritually, emotionally and financially?” asked Karin Chien, founder of the CAAM Fellowship Program. She had gathered a panel…
“How can artists sustain themselves creatively, spiritually, emotionally and financially?” asked Karin Chien, founder of the CAAM Fellowship Program. She had gathered a panel…
By Ravi Chandra, M.D. The San Francisco Global Vietnamese Film Festival, co-presented by CAAM, will take place April 26-28, 2013. The Opening Night Gala…
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.9: Labor of Love “If memories are food for the soul then home movies are the bread crumbs we drop to find…
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.8: On Our Plate March 25, 2013 Soon to be festless and restless, I journeyed to J-town and KQED for…
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.6: Ai, Ai, Tell ‘Em That is Human Nature By Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 22, 2013 I sat down…
I’m just about to publish my first book of poetry, a fox peeks out: poems
PSYCHOLOGY OF A MURDER By Ravi Chandra, M.D. A promising 19-year old college student shoots and kills his sister’s fiancé – at her behest….
Short films are particularly sakura blossoms. I’m reminiscing now about one of my favorite shorts of SFIAAFF, one that exemplifies the festival’s best artistic aims.
If I could hear neurons firing, they must sound like the live musical accompaniment by Jack Tung and Arthur Yeung for SUITE SUITE CHINATOWN. Neurons fired, and patches of grey matter lit up: memories, habits, foods, families – a “mind space” of Chinatown, as Supervisor David Chiu put it in the panel discussion afterwards, moderated by CAAM Board Member Dr. Konrad Ng.
The greatness of a people is best measured by the heights to which it raises its loved ones. By that standard, there is no stronghold of greatness within any country – greatness is shared by all the peoples of the world, because we all share in inspiration and interdependence. We raise each other in stories and example.
Ah, opening night….Rebellious boy feels out of place and defiant his whole life, and is finally reacquainted with long-lost relatives; the devalued, underappreciated history of his people is celebrated and finds an honored place in his heart.
Superfan, writer, and psychiatrist, Ravi Chandra, reviews the International Buddhist Film Festival at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.