Rafael Bitanga Wins 2024 CAAM Ready, Set, Pitch!
Rafael Bitanga’s Bridging Our Stories won the 2024 Virtual Ready, Set Pitch! event on October 27. The annual opportunity to pitch works-in-progress is the…
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Filmmaker Jude Chehab Captures a Story of Faith, Loss, and Love in ‘Q’
CAAMFest’s Centerpiece Documentary presentation by first time feature documentary filmmaker and CAAM Fellow explores her family’s hidden matriarchal order’s impact on faith, family, and community.
Reflecting on 5 Years of the CAAM Fellowship Program
As the Center for Asian American Media begins the sixth year of the CAAM Fellowship, founders, staff, and past mentors and fellows reflect on…
Suja Thomas Wins CAAM’s 2023 Ready, Set, Pitch Annual Documentary Contest
This year’s highly-anticipated Ready, Set, Pitch! – an annual contest where emerging documentary filmmakers present a project in front of a panel of esteemed…
Meet the 2023 CAAM Fellows
Meet three emerging Asian American filmmakers selected to receive mentorship from the Center for Asian American Media
Sana Saif’s ‘Uncle Zaman’ Discovers the Connection Between South Asia and South Texas
“The South Asian culture and the South Texas culture are pretty similar in this need to find community and this tight knit sense of belonging that I think exists in both cultures because of how hospitable both are.”
Kevin Truong Wins 2022 Ready, Set, Pitch!
Kevin Truong’s documentary Mai American is the winner of CAAM’s 2022 Virtual Ready, Set, Pitch! Event, which took place on October 27. This annual…
How the CAAM Fellowship Changed Three Emerging Filmmakers in 2021
Every year, as a part of the CAAM Fellowship, Asian American documentary filmmakers develop their projects under the guidance of their mentors, and are…
Hindsight Filmmaker Kiyoko McCrae Keeps Her Focus Close to Home in “We Stay in the House”
What does it really look like when mothers are responsible for doing both professional work and the labor of raising kids and overseeing their…
Ready, Set, Pitch! Highlights From CAAM’s 2021 Virtual Pitchfest
Seven CAAM Fellows pitched their documentary projects to a panel of industry leaders. Learn more about the films and find out which film will receive funding.
Introducing the 2021 CAAM Fellows
CAAM is thrilled to announce the new cohort for our CAAM Fellowship Program in partnership with the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc), focusing on…
Meet the Six Young Filmmakers Selected For The Sauce Fellowship
CAAM is proud to support the Asian American filmmakers of tomorrow in the regional South. Meet six young creatives selected for The Sauce Fellowship…