Announcing CAAMFest FORWARD! Drive-In Ticket Sales Begin
Find out what’s coming to our fall film festival, featuring in-person and virtual programming, October 14-18, 2020
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CJ Hunt Explores Race in America, and His Own Life
“I’m able to enter and ride that privilege for access (to) certain spaces. You know, so when characters in the film, talk about Blacks, it is clear that they don’t believe that the person they’re talking to is Black.”
CAAM is Supporting Four New Documentary Films in the Second Half of 2020
Earlier this year, CAAM announced our support for 11 documentary films through our Media Fund and Documentaries for Social Change Fund programs. As part…
Get to Know Leslie Fields-Cruz, Executive Director of Black Public Media
“BIPOC communities are indelibly intertwined in the American experience. If more of these stories are made and shared with the American public, then we can help to dispel the divisive rhetoric that seeks to keep us apart.”
CAAM Presents Getting Reel with Deann Borshay Liem
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) invites you to our next member event Getting Reel with Deann Borshay Liem on Saturday, September 12, 2020. This program is part of a year-long series of events celebrating CAAM’s 40th anniversary.
Save the Date: CAAMFest FORWARD is Coming October 14-18
Mark your calendars for another round of great Asian and Asian American film, food, and music this fall… from a safe distance, of course….
CAAM is Offering Emergency Grants for Filmmakers from the Sundance Institute Respond and Reimagine Plan
Thanks to the generous support of our partners at Sundance Institute, CAAM will be awarding up to 15 emergency grants of up to $1,000…
“IN THIS FAMILY” WINS JURIED PRIZE IN THE 2020 PBS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Ten years after being outed by his teacher, a gay man revisits raw audio recordings of his Filipino family’s reactions.
Nothing Will Stop Justin Chon From Telling Asian American Stories
“What I care about is bringing empathy to us, so all my films have a very strong Asian element.”
“The Claudia Kishi Club” Documentary Focuses on “The Baby-Sitters Club” Character That Inspired a Generation of Asian Americans
How the fictional Japanese American teen inspired a generation of creatives… and a new documentary on Netflix.
Nadia Shihab On Intuition and the Power of Reframing Stories
“I learned a lot about the power of centering one’s voice and experience in a work. And also about how hard it can be to do so.”
Vote For Drama Del Rosario’s “In This Family” During the PBS Short Film Festival, July 13-24
Watch CAAM’s entry into the PBS Short Film Festival and learn about “In This Family” filmmaker Drama Del Rosario.