Christopher Sean Talks About Being the First Asian American Lead of “Star Wars”
Sean talks about how he landed the role as Kazuda, his thoughts about being the first Asian American lead in “Star Wars,” and on working with actor Tzi Ma.
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Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 14.11: Justin Chon on the Making of “Ms. Purple”
“Another thing I deal with in the film is what do we bring, what traditions, what cultural elements do we bring from the old country, and what do we leave behind? What’s healthier to leave behind and what should we bring with us? What moral standards and everything is healthy to keep?” – Justin Chon
Peilin Chou on bringing cultural authenticity to DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s “Abominable”
To Chou, she defines authenticity as truth rendered through an intimate understanding of character and setting, both inside and out.
CAAM Fellowship Behind the Scenes: Anuradha Rana
For an entire year I am a filmmaker with a mentor. Every time I ask a question or bring up a challenge I am facing, Mridu will give me a concrete example from her experiences that helps me to figure out what to do. I am constantly reminded that I am not alone.
CAAM Membership Perk: Fall CAAM Member Happy Hour
Celebrate the start of fall with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) presents at our Fall Member happy hour on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at PianoFight. This is your chance to meet and network with fellow CAAM members and members of CAAM’s team, and learn more about CAAM’s upcoming programs and events.
CAAM Fellowship Behind-the-Scenes: Mentor Karin Chien
“In 2010, CAAM took a bold step. We started a 5-year professional mentoring program focused on Asian Americans working in every aspect of the fiction industries – film, TV, interactive, and immersive.”
Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) Annual Artists’ Convening 2019
The convening offered a place to learn and dialogue, essentially a rest stop where makers could take a moment to reconnect with their intentions and each other so that everyone may continue on this often unpredictable and difficult path that is documentary filmmaking.
CAAM Produced Wayne Wang Film “Coming Home Again” World Premieres in Toronto With Sold Out Audience
“The thing that struck me the most was his enthusiasm and his spirit and I felt like, wow, after all these years, being on all these sets and hundreds of hours making films, he still approached it with the joy of a 10 year-old.”- Justin Chon on Director Wayne Wang.
World Premiere of “Coming Home Again” at the Toronto International Film Festival
CAAM PRODUCTION OF WAYNE WANG’S “COMING HOME AGAIN” TO WORLD PREMIERE AT TIFF AAM is proud to announce that Coming Home Again, a film directed…
Autumn Moon Festival – Community Screening of “The Joy Luck Club”
Watch a free screening of THE JOY LUCK CLUB on Saturday, September 7th 12:00pm during the 2019 Autumn Moon Festival! CAAM is partnering…
CAAM Membership Perk: Fall CAAM Member Happy Hour
CAAM Sustaining Members are invited to join CAAM at our Fall Member happy hour on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at PianoFight. Join or renew today to receive an invitation.
Actor Will Yun Lee Has Been Making Strides in Hollywood for Two Decades
“The group of us that came up together from Daniel Dae Kim, Brian Tee, Ian Anthony Dale to Ron Yuan did our damndest to make these “stereotypical” characters come to life.” – Will Yun Lee