CAAMFest 2023 Celebrates 11 Joyful Days of Gathering In Community and Storytelling
We celebrated a successful return to fully in-person programs at CAAMFest 2023, with more than 11,000 people in attendance. Over 11 days of expanded…
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Fanny and Their Ongoing Legacy in Redefining Rock
The question “Who is Fanny?” is one that could have a simple enough answer. They are a rock band active from the late 1960s…
Hard Conversations with Immigrant Parents in “Liquor Store Dreams”
Meet So Yun Um, the director of the CAAMFest 2023 Centerpiece Documentary “Liquor Store Dreams”
Futurist Food: A Conversation with Filipino American Chefs Francis Ang and Tara Monsod
Filipino American food shines bright in this star-studded chef dinner on May 16
Firelight Media, PBS, and CAAM Present Homegrown: Future Visions – Watch the Exclusive Series Trailer
The documentary series presents eight short films made by emerging BIPOC filmmakers that illuminate the living histories, cultures, and prospective futures of the American Midwest.
Premieres Thursday, May 4 on PBS Digital Platforms including the PBS YouTube Channel, PBS Digital Studios and the PBS App.
“Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story” Turns the Lens on the Asian American Photographer Laureate
“Corky was really about people, history and culture. How many people do you know that photograph all things Asian American for no other reason than he feels like it needs to be documented?” — Jennifer Takaki (Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story)
Bending History, Time, and Perception With Filmmaker Rea Tajiri
Documentary filmmaking is sometimes thought of as a record of history. But can documentaries also be a way to experience the past (lived or…
Meet the 2023 CAAM Fellows
Meet three emerging Asian American filmmakers selected to receive mentorship from the Center for Asian American Media
Funding Muslim Stories
Learn about four new documentaries that illuminate Muslim diaspora experiences
Save the Date! CAAMFest 2023 is Coming May 11-21
Mark your calendars! 11 days of movies, eating, and grooving are coming to the Bay Area
Guide to Asian and Asian American Representation at the Oscars 2023
We’re less than one week away from the 95th Academy Awards, and this year has already proven to be an especially historic awards season…
Documentaries About Asian and Black Intersectionality
Want to learn more about Asian and Black experiences? Here are 7 documentaries to watch.