Short Takes October 2022: Taking Control of the Narrative
As I was reading Constance Wu’s book, Making a Scene, for this month’s edition of Short Takes, there was a particular section that stuck…
Short Takes September 2022: A Multitude of South Asian Experiences
As someone with mixed-Asian heritage, the topic of representation in media felt almost nonexistent to me growing up. It was rare that I watched…
Short Takes Summer 2022: Superheroes, They’re Just Like Us
Short Takes returns this summer, and I’m highlighting some of my favorite pieces of Asian American media that I’ve consumed recently, starting with a TV show that everyone has been talking about since its release: Ms. Marvel.
San Francisco Native Crystal Kwok Examines the Chinese Experience During the Jim Crow South in ‘Blurring the Color Line’
New documentary amplifies the “silent spaces” in America’s Black and white conversations about race
Short Takes: Finding Hope, Healing and Inspiration in Asian American Stories
Everything Everywhere All at Once, Turning Red, and other portrays of complicated families that are catching our attention
Guide to Asian and Asian American Representation at the Oscars 2022
After more than two years of the film industry adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic with deserted movie theaters, countless postponed releases and scaled-back awards…
Short Takes February 2022: Tales of Celebration and Struggle
In February, many Asian Americans gathered together to celebrate Lunar New Year for the first time in two years. However, the excitement and festivity…
Short Takes January 2022: From Spelling Bees on Netflix to Empathy on YouTube
In line with CAAM’s vision to amplify independent Asian American storytelling in all of its forms, we’re introducing a brand new ongoing series here on CAAM’s blog: Short Takes.
Apply By October 20 for the CAAM 2022 Documentary Fund
Read on for important updates about CAAM’s Documentary Fund application cycle
Hindsight Filmmaker Amman Abbasi Captures a Story of Immigration During the Pandemic in “Udaan”
Leaving home to attend college can be a stressful, daunting experience under the best of circumstances. But for Baneen Khan, it was a life-changing…
Watch the Digital Premiere of The Hindsight Project Films
Three Asian Americans are among the emerging filmmakers from the American South and Puerto Rico whose works are part of the Hindsight project, now available for streaming on PBS
Interview With Filmmaker Iman Zawahry on the Inspiration Behind “Americanish”
As one of the first hijabi female filmmakers in the nation, Iman Zawahry has made it her mission to share Muslim womens’ stories with…