Women Making Films
This year, half of CAAMFest films in our Comcast Narrative and Documentary competitions are directed by women.
This year, half of CAAMFest films in our Comcast Narrative and Documentary competitions are directed by women.
“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.”
“I…get super excited about…culinary mashups. That, to me, is art today.”
“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…”
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.
“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.”
From remembering Tet traditions in Vietnam to Chinese “money dumplings,” here are some vivid Lunar New Year memories and traditions.
Nisei cartoonist Jack Matsuoka took rare footage of postwar Japan as he served in the Military Intelligence Service.
A Hyphen editor’s immigrant mom reviews “Fresh Off the Boat.”
Find out how you can volunteer for this year’s CAAMFest!
Meet our incoming CAAM Fellows.
Buy advances tickets for CAAMFeast (extended to Feb. 20), Centerpiece Presentation “Margarita, With a Straw,” and the All Access Festival Pass.