Celebrating #CAAMFest35’s Women Filmmakers
Meet some of the women filmmakers bringing bold storytelling to CAAMFest 2017.
Filmmakers
Announcing 2017 CAAMFest Documentary Competition
Awards will be announced on Sunday, March 12.
Honoring Vietnamese American Filmmaker Ham Tran
“It wasn’t until I started making films that explore each of the two cultures in which I grew up that I discovered that cultural diversity is strength, not a weakness.”
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.
“Crazy Rich Asians” Casting Call on Social Media
Make a short casting video for your chance at Hollywood fame.
This is the Time: Director Jon M. Chu on the making of “Crazy Rich Asians”
“I’ve found is every time I’m more genuine to myself and my journey, the more people respond. That specificity has a universality to it. We’re all human beings.”
Sandra Oh, Grace Lee & Others Talk Asian American Representation and Authentic Storytelling in Hollywood
Asian Americans are becoming more involved in the conversation, making their voices heard after years of being underrepresented in television, film, and media.
Boogaloo Legend Joe Bataan Preaches “Streetology” and Diasporic Filipino Love
The musician behind “Ordinary Guy” and other hits talks about his Black and Filipino identity growing up among Latino Americans in Harlem.
Making an Impact: Q&A With Filmmaker Grace Lee
Filmmaker Grace Lee talks about exploring identity, political power, and going undercover at the Iowa Caucuses.
“Home is a Hotel” Doc Highlights SRO Living in SF Chinatown
The filmmakers behind PBS Online Film Festival’s “Home is a Hotel” highlights a low-income family living in one of the country’s most expensive cities.
Exploring Cambodia’s Trauma of Silence
“Daze of Justice,” a film by Michael Siv, helps carve a path toward healing.
Join CAAM for a Chinatown screening of “Breathin’: The Eddy Zheng Story” on May 28
Join CAAM on Saturday, May 28th for a San Francisco Chinatown screening of Ben Wang’s documentary BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY (CAAMFest 2016 Audience Award winner) and…