“The Chinese Exclusion Act” Documentary at Seattle Public Library October 9
View an exclusive excerpt from the documentary, with historian Erika Lee, before it airs in its entirety on PBS.
Documentary Fund
Q&A with “Hoop Dreams” Director Steve James on “Abacus” Documentary
A new doc looks at why was a small bank serving Chinese immigrants was the only US bank indicted for mortgage fraud related to 2008 crisis.
CAAM Documentary Fund Open Call September 11-October 11, 2017
Here’s your chance to get your documentary funded! Applications are now open.
‘TYRUS’ Documentary Airs on American Masters Sept 8
Filmmaker Pamela Tom corrects a historical wrong by spotlighting this seminal, but heretofore under-credited figure that passed away in 2016 at the age of 106.
Back to School Special: Asian American Films about Immigration and Refugees
Take 25% off of any of CAAM’s DVDs about refugees and immigrants, now through the end of September.
Eight Films by and about Women From CAAM
In honor of Women’s History Month, check out these eight films directed or produced by women and films with lead subjects who are Asian American women.
CAAM Receives $600,000 from MacArthur Foundation to Support Asian American Documentary Filmmakers
CAAM will receive $600K to support the CAAM Future Fund to provide development, production, and outreach grants for projects produced by Asian American directors and producers
Q&A With Singer/Songwriter Thao Nguyen, subject of “Nobody Dies” Documentary
“I believe in the inherited trauma of war. I think there’s a lot of weight to absorb when you are raised by people whose lives were upended, who had to flee to live.”
Q&A with PBS Online Film Festival Director Cyrus Yoshi Tabar
Watch and vote for CAAMFest Loni Ding Award Winner “It Is What It Is!”
StoryCorps: Filmmaker Marissa Aroy and her mom discuss Marissa’s dad’s cooking
Marissa Aroy, director of “Delano Manongs, discuss her memories of her father’s food with her mother, Marcelina Aroy, in this CAAM and StoryCorps special collaboration recording.
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol 12.12: Steve James, the Sung family and “Abacus” Documentary
Abacus is an intimate look at the Sung family’s resolve as their bank serving predominantly the Chinese immigrant community in New York City became the only bank prosecuted after the 2008 Great Recession.
Full House at CAAM and SF Public Library “The Chinese Exclusion Act” Screening
Upcoming screenings of the documentary include on in SF Chinatown on June 13.