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”…
CAAM’s Impact in 2022 and Beyond
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
Engaging New Audiences
How CAAM is sharing Asian American stories with new audiences
Sana Saif’s ‘Uncle Zaman’ Discovers the Connection Between South Asia and South Texas
“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.”
Centering Our Narratives in 2022
Learn what makes CAAM’s work unique in the growing field of Asian American films
Uplifting Asian American Stories by Developing Filmmakers
How CAAM is nurturing Asian American storytellers at all stages of their careers
Rededicating to Storytelling in 2022
2022 was a year of many milestones for CAAM… and we’re continuing to amplify Asian American narratives
‘my mom (mẹ con)’ Gives a Loving Taste of Growing Up Asian American in the South
“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 Wins 2022 Ready, Set, Pitch!
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…