Tune into XFINITY Cinema Asia in March
In March 2014, in celebration of CAAMFest 2014 and our long time partnership with Comcast, our Festival & Exhibitions Director Masashi Niwano has curated…
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Happy Holidays from Jake Shimabukuro and Stephen Gong
Happy Holidays from Jake Shimabukuro and Stephen Gong! During a visit to Washington, DC, Jake Shimabukuro and CAAM’s Executive Director Stephen Gong filmed a…
New Campaign For Film About Survivors Of Khmer Rouge Genocide
In 1983, when Mike Siv was 6 years old, he and his mother emigrated to San Francisco as refugees. They were fleeing from the…
Making Noise in Silence
Have you had a chance to watch “Making Noise in Silence“? [update: this film is no longer available online] It’s a short, fascinating look…
CAAM Presents: Asian Heritage Street Celebration Cinema Showcase
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is thrilled to present the second year of the Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) Cinema Showcase, held at the Asian Art Museum! The event coincides with the street celebration, which is on Saturday May 19th! The Cinema Showcase runs from 2PM to 4PM, and will be held at the Asian Art Museum’s Samsung Hall. Admission to the museum will be free all day, courtesy of Target and there will be no cost to watch the films.
Prison Dancer Closes SFIAAFF30 in SF!
After eight days of jam-packed premieres, screenings, live events, galas and parties, SFIAAFF30 wraps in San Francisco on Thursday night with two back-to-back screenings of the World Premiere of PRISON DANCER: THE INTERACTIVE WEB MUSICAL! Online tickets are no longer available, but arrive early for possible “rush” tickets.
SFIAAFF30 Surprise Screening Revealed!
Photo by Kenni Camota Drumroll Please…. Due to popular demand, and after a sold out world premiere last night at the Kabuki Theater, we…
A Big Thank You to Our Community
It wouldn’t be right to kick off SFIAAFF30 without a proper thanks to all of you who make this Festival happen. To our community of CAAM fans and supporters, THANK YOU!
Festival Forum: SFIAAFF’s Largest Free Event!
Join us for SFIAAFF’s largest event, FESTIVAL FORUM, a FREE outdoor showcase of lively artists, performers and media makers in San Francisco’s historic Japantown Peace Plaza! Featuring a tremendous line-up of acts, including NYC-based dance-rock band, PaperDoll! This year’s event will feature commemorative programs to mark the one-year anniversary of the March 11 Japanese tsunami and earthquake.
Do Nice Girls Really Finish Last?
Sheetal Sheth, Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen star in NICE GIRLS CREW, a raunchy Bridesmaids‐meets-Arrested Development, no-holds-barred comedy series. Assembling an all-star cast of actresses, Nice Girls Crew pushes the boundaries of traditional comedy…and then some. Created/Written by CAAM staffer Christine Kwon and written/directed by Tanuj Chopra!
And The Academy Award Goes To…
As Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for Oscar Sunday, we here at CAAM know exactly which film we’re rooting for: Academy Award Nominee for Best Short Doc, THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM, which makes its Bay Area Premiere at SFIAAFF30. The first screening of this documentary will be part of our FESTIVAL FORUM, our largest event, bringing a FREE showcase of artists, performers and media makers to SF’s historic Japantown Peace Plaza. This year’s event commemmorates the one-year anniversary of the March 11 Japanese tsunami and earthquake.
With Mardi Gras a Memory, Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
As our friends in New Orleans recover from the party of the year, clearing away the vibrant masks and beads to make way for the more sobering period of Lent, we’d like to draw your attention to a less visible figure coming out of the Big Easy: Representative Joseph Cao, the first Vietnamese American member of the U.S. Congress, and the only non-white Republican Congressman. Watch the World Premiere of the CAAM-produced documentary MR. CAO GOES TO WASHINGTON at SFIAAFF30!