“I make these films so that people like us are visible. People who are generally on the margins of the frame or in the background or the side characters – I try to put them in the center of the frame, and then build the story around them to be as mainstream as possible and as universal as possible.” – Gurinder Chadha
“The two features I’ve starred in after #starringjohncho – Columbus, and now Searching – are both great stories directed by Asian Americans and supported by YOU – people who like that idea.”
The competition is dedicated to showcasing emerging Asian Pacific American directors with unique perspectives of the APA experience.
Mix and mingle with the local filmmaking community from all around the Bay, and learn more about the festival and the submission process.
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is now accepting submissions for CAAMFest May 2018. CAAMFest is the nation’s largest showcase for new…
The Manilatown Heritage Foundation is hosting an event including speakers and a screening of the documentary, Fall of the I-Hotel, with director Curtis Choy in attendance.
Join CAAM in celebrating the voices, stories and experiences of LGBT Asian Pacific Americans.
“There are plenty of lines from the core supporting cast that could have been filled by the George Takeis, the Amy Hills, and the Tamlyn Tomitas of the world.”
CAAM’s Festival and Exhibitions Director Masashi Niwano will moderate APICC’s Cinematic SF: Community Preview and talk with filmmakers on Thursday, May 12 at the Ninth Street Independent Film Center screening room.
We invite you to CAAMFest 2016! Tickets are on sale between today and Sunday, February 14, 2016 to CAAM members. Tickets go on sale…
See a sneak peek of the programs for CAAMFeast and CAAMFest 2016 that are on sale now! The full CAAMFest program will be announced on February 11, 2016.
Participants and audience members gathered in the theater, a converted church with pews and a functioning pipe organ to watch the films as they were originally intended to be shown—through a film projector and onto a white screen.