Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 11.11 – Vietnamese American Experience on PBS in May
“Giap’s Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory,” winner of CAAMFest 2015’s Loni Ding Award for Social Issue Documentary, will play on PBS stations in May.
Documentary Fund
Asian American Documentaries Premiere on PBS May 2016
“Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm” and “Giap’s Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory” among docs to premiere this May.
Nisha Ganatra on becoming one of TV’s hottest directors
The Producer/Director of “Transparent” on Amazon and winner of two Golden Globe Awards chats about her journey from indie prodigy to becoming a TV director, and how she kept going through the lean years in between.
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 11.5 – A Flower Grows
Thanks for all your contributions to our great, mutual journey, with one common destiny. Perhaps we have all been flowers growing between concrete and stone. But we are also the forest.
105-year-old artist Tyrus Wong Signs Long Lost “Chinese Jesus” Painting
Wong’s story and ongoing legacy has impacted people all over the world, including CAAM Board Member David Lei, who rediscovered Wong’s piece after first seeing it as a child.
“TYRUS” Film Shines the Spotlight on the Chinese American Behind “Bambi”
While TYRUS is a film that puts a human face to our nation of immigrants, it is also a love story about family and art.
CAAM’s Next Open Call For Documentary Funding Begins February 12th 2016
Awards typically range between $15,000 and $50,000. Applications open Friday, February 12, 2016 and close on Monday, March 21, 2016.
‘TYRUS’ Wins Audience Award at Hawaii International Film Festival
The documentary focuses on the life of artist and early Disney animation concept artist Tyrus Wong, who is 105 years-old.
‘Who is Arthur Chu?’ A Conversation Between Directors
Yu Gu and Scott Drucker sat down to reflect on this juncture in making their film, about the road that led them to making a documentary about Arthur Chu, and the road ahead.
‘Changing Season’ to Screen at Smithsonian at Food Program
Film screening and panel with David Mas Masumoto and Nikiko Masumoto on October 23 and 24, 2015 as part of the Smithsonian Food History Weekend at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015)
The 100 year-old activist, who was involved in the civil rights, Black Power, labor, environmental justice and feminist movements, died this morning in Detroit, Michigan.
Apply for the CAAM Documentary Fund
CAAM is now accepting proposals for documentary projects. Submit by October 13, 2015.