Amna Nawaz Takes Up Space and Tells Stories
“It just clicked that this was a form of public service. This was someplace I could tell stories and use my natural curiosity and my desire to travel and to be close to things.”
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Watch The Sauce Fellows at the 2021 New Orleans Film Festival
CAAM hosted a gathering in 2018 where NOVAC’s Darcy McKinnon was joined by Clint Bowie from the New Orleans Film Society Firelight Media’s Chloe…
Viewers Like Us Podcast Addresses Inequity Among PBS Documentary Filmmakers
Filmmaker Grace Lee is launching a podcast to address the lack of diversity among PBS documentaries. Here’s how to listen
“Larry: A New Musical” Will Bring the Story of Filipino Labor Activist Larry Itliong to the Stage
“Filipinos love drama. We love to sing and dance. It was like, ‘Why not a musical?’ I think it would be the perfect vehicle for telling Larry’s story.” -Melvign Badiola
A Farewell, But Not Goodbye
About 20 years ago, I was an aspiring student studying cinema at San Francisco State University. I didn’t really know what kinds of films…
Seven Documentaries by Arthur Dong Now Streaming on the Criterion Channel
The retrospective breathes new life into some of the filmmaker’s earliest works
Emerging Filmmaker Set Hernandez Rongkilyo Strives for Poetry in the Political
Five years since embarking on their documentary-in-progress, Unseen, Set Hernandez Rongkilyo is finally starting to feel seen as a filmmaker, and as a person….
The Godfather of Asian American Blogging, Phil Yu
If there is a Godfather of Asian American blogging, it is Phil Yu—a.k.a., Angry Asian Man. Yu, who runs the 20 year-old blog and…
Apply By October 20 for the CAAM 2022 Documentary Fund
Read on for important updates about CAAM’s Documentary Fund application cycle
A Recap of CAAM’s Storytellers Session with Karthick Ramakrishnan
CAAM Storyteller 2021 Karthick Ramakrishnan emphasizes the importance of data, narrative, and action for Asian American communities.
Marvel’s Asian American Movie Shang-Chi Brings Out the Rep Sweats and Gold Opens
I’ve been a fan of Marvel comics as a kid, collecting comics including Spider-Man, The Avengers, Fantastic Four, and a fan of the film…
CAAM Member Benefit: CAAMFest40 Submission Fee Waiver
Current CAAM members receive a waiver for one free submission for CAAMFest40. If you are not currently a CAAM member or if your membership has recently expired, you can still receive the submission fee waiver after you join or renew.