On Bringing Latino perspectives to “K-TOWN ’92”
“Latinos were the majority of the initial victims of crowd violence, a third of those killed, and half of those arrested. One third to one half of the businesses looted in the city were Latino owned.”
CAAM Funded
“The Chinese Exclusion Act” Documentary Screenings in May & June
Screenings in New Mexico, Massachusetts and California.
CAAM-funded films win Awards at LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
“Mele Murals” and “Forever, Chinatown” win awards at LAAPFF!
How a Syrian American film producer found connection in Koreatown after the L.A. Riots
Mustafa Rony Zeno, consulting producer of K-TOWN ’92, reflects on trying to find connections between his mosque in Koreatown to Sa-I-Gu.
Educators Are Creating “Who is American?” Chinese Exclusion Act Curriculum
“Curriculum development for the project is underway with educational leaders from the Bay Area.”
“The Chinese Exclusion Act” — A New Film About A 19th-Century Law With 21st-Century Lessons
“The greatest thing to have learned is that across time, the Chinese were standing up every step of the way.” -co-director Li-Shin Yu.
Announcing 2016/2017 Documentary Fund Awards
CAAM is proud to announce the Spring 2016 and Winter 2017 CAAM Documentary Fund Awards:
Celebrating #CAAMFest35’s Women Filmmakers
Meet some of the women filmmakers bringing bold storytelling to CAAMFest 2017.
CAAM-Supported Films at #CAAMFest35
Throughout CAAM’s history, the organization has supported documentary films and filmmakers through funding and by co-producing films.
The Pacific Showcase at #CAAMFest35
From New Zealand to Hawaii and back again, CAAMFest celebrates the resilience, resistance, wisdom and creativity of the Pacific Islander community.
“Who is Arthur Chu?” – Portrait of a Jeopardy! Provocateur
“They expect the classic competition film where you’re rooting for this underdog or you’re rooting for someone to win….But our film goes against that grain. It’s about what happens after he gets his 15 minutes of fame and after he is the champion.”
Emiko and Chizu Omori on lessons from WWII Incarceration
Emiko and Chizu Omori on lessons from the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans and its relevancy today. Emiko Omori is one of CAAM’s Spotlight honorees at #CAAMFest35.
