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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.
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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.
OH, SAIGON Premiering on PBS in May 2008
A Vietnamese family attempts to resolve its divided past when three brothers, one capitalist, one communist, one anti-war, who fought against each other in the Vietnam War meet again after decades and confront their differences. Meanwhile, two first-generation Vietnamese American sisters try to reconcile a difficult past that altered the course of their lives.
A DREAM IN DOUBT Premiering on Independent Lens in May 2008
America’s first post-9/11 hate crime murder punctuated a growing wave of violence in retaliation for the terror attacks.
MIGHTY WARRIORS OF COMEDY by Sung H. Kim
Look out for MIGHTY WARRIORS OF COMEDY on PBS in January 2008. Hailed as one of the most devastatingly funny comedy troupes of the…
Linking Classroom Learning to Social Action
At the Association of Asian American Studies annual conference this past spring, I had a chance to preview a remarkable film, SENTENCED HOME, co-produced, directed, and written by Nicole Newnham and David Grabias. Like other viewers, I was struck by the power of this film to put a human face on a critical problem facing immigrant and refugee communities today—forcible deportation. Since 2001, over 1.5 million U.S. residents have been deported, many for minor felonies or misdemeanors. Deportation has not been limited to undocumented “aliens,” but has also targeted permanent residents.
Call for Entries: Korean American Shorts Festival
The 2008 Korean American Shorts Showcase is currently accepting submissions for its second annual program in New York.
CAAM Guest Filmmaker Blogs
One exciting new feature you’ll find on the new CAAM website are the Guest Filmmaker Blogs. We’ve asked a few of our Media Fund filmmakers to share their stories on the blood, sweat and tears that go into making a film and getting it finished.