Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 11.3 – “Ninth Floor” and Campus Racism in 1969
“I hope my stories activate us personally….My job is to invite individuals to their own liberation and maybe they will seek that for others.” — Director Mina Shum
“Mele Murals” World Premieres at CAAMFest and Oakland Museum Of California
Meet us at OMCA for an evening of food trucks, live painting, the world premiere of Tadashi Nakamura’s newest documentary, and a special musical performance by Bambu and Prometheus Brown as The Bar!
A Conscious Verse in Diversity: Exclusive Chat with “Master of None” Co-creator Alan Yang
“We want it to feel as much as possible like you’re having dinner with your friends and they’re saying thoughtful things. It was very, very important to us that the show didn’t become an after school special and we’re telling you how to think and patting ourselves on the back for being so progressive and interesting. It’s a comedy, it’s the thing that makes it go down a little easier.”
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 11.2 – “Everything Will Be”
Superfan Ravi Chandra checks in with director Julia Kwan, whose latest film looks at the changing landscape of Vancouver’s Chinatown.
The pair behind Pixar’s Oscar nominated short “Sanjay’s Super Team” talks personal inspiration and hybrid identities
“I was showing him a little drawing I did of what my dad did every morning. I did a drawing of him praying at a shrine, and in the same drawing there is little Sanjay, you know, worshipping his Gods that were on the TV. John saw that and was like: ‘That’s great! Let’s make that. Just tell your story, tell the truth of you and your father.'” – Sanjay Patel
Top 2016 Festival Picks from the CAAMFam
See what CAAM staffers and a Superfan recommend for CAAMFest 2016.
“The Fast and the Furious” Star Sung Kang Talks about his Career and Future
“If you travel this path alone, you can wonder what the point is, but then there’s a group of us to reminisce and talk about it. That people consider Better Luck Tomorrow a classic film is kind of of funny—hopefully it’s paved way for more Asian Americans filmmakers, actors, and writers.”
CAAMFest In The Mission!
Here is our guide to experience, contribute to, and, above all, respect the Mission during CAAMFest 2016.
CAAMFest 2016 Full Line-Up Announced
We invite you to CAAMFest 2016! Tickets are on sale between today and Sunday, February 14, 2016 to CAAM members. Tickets go on sale…
CAAMFest 2016 Launch Party 2/11!
Come celebrate the official launch of CAAMFest 2016 with us on Thursday, February 11th, 9 PM-1AM at Mercer SF.
Announcing CAAMFest 2016 Centerpiece Films: “A Tale of Three Cities” and “Daze of Justice”
See a sneak peek of the programs for CAAMFeast and CAAMFest 2016 that are on sale now! The full CAAMFest program will be announced on February 11, 2016.
Save The Date- CAAMFest 2016!
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is pleased to announce that the 34th Annual CAAMFest will take place March 10-20, 2016 in the San Francisco Bay Area.