Ayako Fujitani in “Man from Reno”
The Japanese actress, who is based in Los Angeles and spends time in Japan, plays the lead in Dave Boyle’s “Man from Reno.”
One to Watch: Willa Cuthrell in “The Sisterhood of Night”
“The Sisterhood of Night” opens in select theaters and everywhere On Demand April 10.
Dave Boyle’s “Man from Reno” Now Playing in Theaters
The director’s latest film is a bilingual and bicultural mystery-thriller set in and around San Francisco.
Ruby Yang and Lambert Yam on “My Voice, My Life”
Oscar Award-winning director Ruby Yang is back with an emotional documentary, “My Voice, My Life,” playing during CAAMFest Saturday, March 21 at the New Parkway Theater.
CAAMFest Food + Film in Oakland
Join us for films, food and fun with CAAMFest at The New Parkway and Oakland Museum of California this weekend. UPDATE: Asian-inspired menu items at The New Parkway!
Director Sara Dosa Embedded Herself Among Mushroom Hunters to Make “The Last Season”
Sara Dosa spent a season embedded in the tight-knit community of mushroom pickers in the Oregon woods to direct her first documentary, “The Last Season.”
“Off the Menu” with Director Grace Lee
Take a road trip into the kitchens, factories, temples and farms of Asian Pacific America that explores how our relationship to food reflects our evolving community.
CAAM Supports Diverse Filmmakers
“I could say that CAAM has helped launch the careers of many filmmakers including mine.” – Ruby Yang, director of “A Moment in Time” and “My Voice, My Life”
The ‘Sisters’ Behind “The Sisterhood of Night”
“I’m really proud that we’re making a movie about women, and not just about women, but the importance of female friendships and how we help each other.”
Meera Simhan on “Miss India America”
“One of the reasons we wanted to write this is because we have a really strong South Asian American female who is a force of nature. “
Women Making Films
This year, half of CAAMFest films in our Comcast Narrative and Documentary competitions are directed by women.
Suboi Makes her U.S. Debut
“I listened to rap—Vietnamese rap at first, when I was 12. People were like, this is rebel music, you’re not supposed to listen to this.”