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”…
Watch our year end wrap video and learn more about the work CAAM has done to rededicate ourselves to storytelling, in 2022 and into the future
How CAAM is sharing Asian American stories with new audiences
“The South Asian culture and the South Texas culture are pretty similar in this need to find community and this tight knit sense of belonging that I think exists in both cultures because of how hospitable both are.”
Learn what makes CAAM’s work unique in the growing field of Asian American films
How CAAM is nurturing Asian American storytellers at all stages of their careers
2022 was a year of many milestones for CAAM… and we’re continuing to amplify Asian American narratives
“I grew up understanding my Vietnamese identity a lot through food. I think a lot of people within diasporic communities could relate to understanding their specific community through food – through this flavor, this taste, this love and tender care that goes into the food.”
— filmmaker Melanie Ho, whose documentary ‘my mom (mẹ con)’ is now streaming via WORLD Channel.
Kevin Truong’s documentary Mai American is the winner of CAAM’s 2022 Virtual Ready, Set, Pitch! Event, which took place on October 27. This annual…
“It would be cool if people saw this film and then say Hickory is a mecca for Asian America.” — filmmaker Nash Consing
“This is a movie for Muslims, full stop, and I really hope that people can embrace the idea that we’re our own audience and we’re enough.”
—director Nausheen Dadabhoy
The Center for Asian American Media is now accepting film and media submissions for the 41st anniversary of CAAMFest! The festival is scheduled for May 11-21, 2023.