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…
Independent Filmmaking
Why Asian American Representation Matters, Even in the South
Read Anita Sugimura’s first person account of being an Asian American filmmaker in the rural South, part of CAAM’s initiative to support Asian American filmmakers in the American South.
CJ Hunt Explores Race in America, and His Own Life
“I’m able to enter and ride that privilege for access (to) certain spaces. You know, so when characters in the film, talk about Blacks, it is clear that they don’t believe that the person they’re talking to is Black.”
CAAM is Offering Emergency Grants for Filmmakers from the Sundance Institute Respond and Reimagine Plan
Thanks to the generous support of our partners at Sundance Institute, CAAM will be awarding up to 15 emergency grants of up to $1,000…
Nothing Will Stop Justin Chon From Telling Asian American Stories
“What I care about is bringing empathy to us, so all my films have a very strong Asian element.”
Nadia Shihab On Intuition and the Power of Reframing Stories
“I learned a lot about the power of centering one’s voice and experience in a work. And also about how hard it can be to do so.”
Get to Know Don Young, CAAM’s Director of Programs and One of the Newest Members of the Academy
Learn more about new Academy member, Don Young, and how he’s seen the documentary film industry change over the past 25 years.
CAAM Documentary Fund Open Call: Apply July 1-31
CAAM’s 2020 Doc Fund is open for submissions, July 1-31, 2020. Here’s how to apply…
Watch “And She Could Be Next” on PBS June 29-30
Last month, we presented the first episode of Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia’s documentary And She Could Be Next during CAAMFest: Heritage at Home….
Jason DaSilva Documents His Journey, Even Through His Hardest Times
“It’s going to be a real challenge, but you’re going to make it work. I’d like to tell my 25-year-old self that it’s going to be a bumpy ride, but you’re going to make it out.”
Bao Nguyen Shows the Potential of Story Through Films
“This was a time when there weren’t iPhones or anything that kept me entertained, so I would sketch all day on the back of these invoices. I would have piles and piles of papers and these pens. Come to think of it now, these were like storyboards. In a way, because my parents made me work at their small business, I had to daydream, and it fueled my imagination.”
Directing a Personal Narrative in Documentary Filmmaking
Inserting yourself and your own vulnerabilities in a story is a challenge within itself. But what about turning the camera on your family, friends or community, especially when it could shed a bad light on them?