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
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Watch Asian American Stories of Resilience This May
CAAM has partnered with Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc) and WORLD Channel to present “Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond” premiering Tuesdays on PBS and WORLD Channel’s YouTube starting May 3.
Firelight Media, PBS and CAAM Announce Filmmakers Selected for New Collection “HOMEGROWN: Future Visions”
A new collection of digital non-fiction short films by BIPOC filmmakers living in the American Midwest
Free Chol Soo Lee Premieres at Sundance 2022
The CAAM-funded documentary Free Chol Soo Lee will make its world premiere virtually at the Sundance 2022 film festival. Free Chol Soo Lee tells…
Looking Back at 2021 with CAAM
The past year has been a pivotal one for Asian Americans. In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and continued violence against AAPIs, we at CAAM continue to be reminded of the importance and power of our mission to showcase the richness and diversity of the Asian American experience. The work CAAM does matters, now more than ever.
Dolly Li and Adrian De Leon Make Asian American History Accessible, One Video at a Time
The duo behind “A People’s History of Asian America” on collaboration, trust, and new ways of telling stories.
CAAM Is Supporting Eight New Documentary Films in the Second Half of 2021
As part of CAAM’s continuing mission to uplift Asian American stories that showcase the breadth and diversity of experiences in our community, we are…
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…
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.
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
CAAM Co-produced “Asian Americans” Wins 2021 Peabody Documentary Award
The CAAM co-produced PBS documentary series Asian Americans is one of the first winners announced by the 2021 Peabody Awards, one of most prestigious…