CAAMFest 2023 Celebrates 11 Joyful Days of Gathering In Community and Storytelling
We celebrated a successful return to fully in-person programs at CAAMFest 2023, with more than 11,000 people in attendance. Over 11 days of expanded…
Hard Conversations with Immigrant Parents in “Liquor Store Dreams”
Meet So Yun Um, the director of the CAAMFest 2023 Centerpiece Documentary “Liquor Store Dreams”
Futurist Food: A Conversation with Filipino American Chefs Francis Ang and Tara Monsod
Filipino American food shines bright in this star-studded chef dinner on May 16
Firelight Media, PBS, and CAAM Present Homegrown: Future Visions – Watch the Exclusive Series Trailer
The documentary series presents eight short films made by emerging BIPOC filmmakers that illuminate the living histories, cultures, and prospective futures of the American Midwest.
Premieres Thursday, May 4 on PBS Digital Platforms including the PBS YouTube Channel, PBS Digital Studios and the PBS App.
“Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story” Turns the Lens on the Asian American Photographer Laureate
“Corky was really about people, history and culture. How many people do you know that photograph all things Asian American for no other reason than he feels like it needs to be documented?” — Jennifer Takaki (Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story)
Meet the 2023 CAAM Fellows
Meet three emerging Asian American filmmakers selected to receive mentorship from the Center for Asian American Media
Funding Muslim Stories
Learn about four new documentaries that illuminate Muslim diaspora experiences
Save the Date! CAAMFest 2023 is Coming May 11-21
Mark your calendars! 11 days of movies, eating, and grooving are coming to the Bay Area
Documentaries About Asian and Black Intersectionality
Want to learn more about Asian and Black experiences? Here are 7 documentaries to watch.
Funding Narrative Shift
CAAM proactively seeks out Asian American storytellers producing undertold narratives from the Asian American experience. Recently, CAAM has been reflecting on how best to…
Centering The Outsiders: Asian American Films at Sundance 2023
“I have always been an outsider and will always be an outsider.” -Nam June Paik
CAAM Joins San Francisco Organizations to Host Inaugural Filmmakers’ Reception in Park City
San Francisco-based film and media arts organizations today announced that they will jointly host the inaugural filmmakers’ reception, “Spotlight on San Francisco at Sundance”…