Festival Stars: Where are they now? (Part 1)
Are Dan “Bjorn Turoque” Crane (“To air is human, to air guitar, divine”) and David “C-Diddy” Jung (“Asian fury, air supremacy”) of AIR GUITAR NATION still rocking the air?
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The Biggest Party in Asia
If you’re an Asian American filmmaker and haven’t heard of the Pusan International Film Festival, you need to get in on the action and head over to South Korea.
Lee Wang
Filmmaker Lee Wang showed her film, SOMEONE ELSE’S WAR at the 2007 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. We got a chance to sit down and talk with her about her film, civilian contractors in Iraq, and documentary filmmaking. Check out our conversation in the featured video section to learn more about Lee and her powerful film.
An Interview with the Filmmakers of A DREAM IN DOUBT
We asked the producers of the thought-provoking film, A DREAM IN DOUBT, to answer a few questions about the journey of making their documentary. Take a look at what these filmmakers, Tami Yeager and Preetmohan Singh had to say.
AMONG B-BOYS: On the Quest
When I first brought my project, Among B-Boys, to CAAM as a Media Fund applicant, I did so with a feeling of entitlement. I was on a quest and I would not be denied: I needed funding, I deserved funding, like so many others, “this project HAD TO BE MADE”.
Beyond Finishing The Game: A Look At Asian American Grassroots Outreach
Long the biggest challenge for Asian American cinema has been one of access – finding a way for the films that are being made (and we know they are being made, and are good!) to reach the eyeballs of people.
WHATEVER IT TAKES: First Log
Hi everybody, my name is Christopher Wong, and I’ve been asked to write a weekly blog about my feature-length documentary film WHATEVER IT TAKES – a year-long story about a new public school in New York City’s South Bronx.
New Look, Fresh Content
Welcome to the Festival page on the new CAAM website! We are very excited to present this brand new page with a different spin and whole new look.
MATCHA at the Asian Art Museum, Thursday – Nov 1
The Asian Art Museum and CAAM are getting together at this month’s MATCHA. We are planning a multimedia extravaganza, with youTube vj-ing, a fashion show, films being made on the and much more! This is going to be really cool so don’t miss it.
HOLLYWOOD CHINESE Los Angeles Premiere
If you are in LA next week don’t miss HOLLYWOOD CHINESE at the AFI Fest Wednesday, November 7 at 6:45PM.
NEW YEAR BABY Premiering on Independent Lens
Born in a Thai refugee camp on Cambodian New Year, filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide.
OUT OF THE POISON TREE on Public Television February 2008
An American survivor of the Cambodian genocide hopes to unlock the mystery of her father’s disappearance in 1975.