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.”
Danielle Chang on CAAMFest 2015 Closing Night Film Lucky Chow
“I…get super excited about…culinary mashups. That, to me, is art today.”
Mountain Brother, Music Producer and Film Scorer “CHOPS”
“Before Mountain Brothers had even signed a deal, I had been working at movie theaters, making popcorn and stuff like that. I’ve always liked movies and music…”
Throwback Thursday: 1982 to 2015
From the original festival to 2015, we’ve come a long way. Some of our original filmmakers return this year including Spotlight Honoree Arthur Dong and filmmakers Felicia Lowe and Ruby Yang.
Nora Lum on Awkwafina
“Awkwafina is a personality that I repressed after graduating high school and going into the quote unquote “real world.” Awkwafina is confident and she has no filter, she doesn’t care.”
Lunar New Year Memories with StoryCorps
From remembering Tet traditions in Vietnam to Chinese “money dumplings,” here are some vivid Lunar New Year memories and traditions.