Watch CAAMFest Films “Atomic Cafe” and “Phony” in the PBS Short Film Festival
CAAM will have two films in the 2021 PBS Short Film Festival, running from July 12-23. For the tenth annual festival, we are proud…
Filmmakers
Watch the World Premiere of The Hindsight Project Films at AFI DOCS 2021
In Jan. 2021, the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) announced its partnership with Firelight Media and Reel South in spearheading The Hindsight Project,…
CAAM Filmmaker Summit 2021: Individual Conversations, Intentional Communities
Collaboration was the theme for this year’s CAAM Filmmaker Summit, a fitting celebration of the community that held our backs and inspired us through…
Interview With Filmmaker Iman Zawahry on the Inspiration Behind “Americanish”
As one of the first hijabi female filmmakers in the nation, Iman Zawahry has made it her mission to share Muslim womens’ stories with…
Stronger With Friends: CAAM Filmmaker Summit Collaboration Edition, May 19-21
Collaboration, for us, has been the biggest lesson of the pandemic. Last year, our first virtual CAAM Filmmaker Summit showed the power of the…
Try Harder! Director Debbie Lum Focuses on Asian American Students at Lowell High School
CAAMFest 2021 officially kicks off on Friday, May 13 with two screenings of Debbie Lum’s powerful documentary Try Harder! as part of CAAM’s Opening…
Introducing the 2021 CAAM Fellows
CAAM is thrilled to announce the new cohort for our CAAM Fellowship Program in partnership with the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc), focusing on…
How Ursula Liang Learned to Make Documentaries Without Going to Film School
The New York filmmaker learned by doing, to create documentaries that illuminate the experiences of East Coast Chinese communities.
CAAM IS SUPPORTING 11 NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021
CAAM is thrilled to be funding Asian American filmmakers and programs that showcase the breadth and diversity of experiences in our community. This year, …
Get to Know the 2020 HBO APA Visionaries
Highlights from the fireside chat with three emerging Asian American filmmakers, hosted by CAAM and HBO
New Video Series LUNAR Explores Asian American Jewish Identity
LUNAR: The Jewish Asian Film Project sprang to life shortly after project co-creator and creative director Jenni Rudolph took part in a Jubilee Media…
Helen Zia is Developing a TV Series on the 1982 Murder of Vincent Chin and Landmark Civil Rights Case
Author, activist and journalist Helen Zia is developing a limited TV series on the landmark civil rights case about the 1982 murder of Chinese…