“It seems like many people don’t talk about past wars but there is such an obsession with pop music—what is the relationship between the traumas of history and modernity, between war and pop (and agit-prop)?”
CAAMFest is a sure route to culture and knowledge, an opportunity to loose our shackles of unknowing.
“I was deeply moved by two films that explored shame in subtle and powerful ways. Monday was shame day at CAAMFest, but I left the Kabuki and New People feeling empowered. We can make a difference. Film matters.”
“Become a fan, or even a superfan. The cinema of the soul is waiting for you.”
By Ravi Chandra, M.D. The San Francisco Global Vietnamese Film Festival, co-presented by CAAM, will take place April 26-28, 2013. The Opening Night Gala…
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.9: Labor of Love “If memories are food for the soul then home movies are the bread crumbs we drop to find…
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.8: On Our Plate March 25, 2013 Soon to be festless and restless, I journeyed to J-town and KQED for…
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.6: Ai, Ai, Tell ‘Em That is Human Nature By Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 22, 2013 I sat down…
Superfan and more at LitCrawl! By Ravi Chandra, M.D. October 9, 2012 This will come as a shock to CAAM readers – but I…
by Ravi Chandra, M.D. April 25, 2012 Patrick Wang’s new film IN THE FAMILY is an outstanding, original American masterpiece, opening across the country…
by Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 16, 2012 I sing America, from pro-life to grow lights. I sing America. Joseph Cao sings America – former…
by Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 15, 2012 The torch was passed and a fire lit on Wednesday night in the Castro Theater. Yes, we…