“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.”
Earlier this year, CAAM announced our support for 11 documentary films through our Media Fund and Documentaries for Social Change Fund programs. As part…
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.
Mark your calendars for another round of great Asian and Asian American film, food, and music this fall… from a safe distance, of course….
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…
“What I care about is bringing empathy to us, so all my films have a very strong Asian element.”
“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.”
CAAM’s 2020 Doc Fund is open for submissions, July 1-31, 2020. Here’s how to apply…
Last month, we presented the first episode of Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia’s documentary And She Could Be Next during CAAMFest: Heritage at Home….
“It’s going to be a real challenge, but you’re going to make it work. I’d like to tell my 25-year-old self that it’s going to be a bumpy ride, but you’re going to make it out.”
CAAM is committed to uplifting Black lives, within the Asian American community and beyond
A Filmmaker Summit happy hour celebrating the past, present and future of Asian American storytelling