Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 14.9: Family as Metaphor, Family as Reality
“Family conflict seasons our reality, but it is also perhaps a hopeful metaphor for nations and indeed our whole Earth.”
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“The Joy Luck Club” Anniversary Screening at CAAMFest37 – Venue Change
Due to the high likelihood of rain forecast for this Saturday, May 18th, 2019, we are moving the 25th anniversary screening of THE JOY LUCK CLUB from Waverly Place to the Chinatown YMCA.
Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 14.8: Director Hao Wu on “ALL IN MY FAMILY” and Gay Rights in China
ALL IN MY FAMILY, now streaming on Netflix, is a deep look at Hao Wu’s family accepting his gay identity.
Netflix’s “Always Be My Maybe” Starring Ali Wong and Randall Park Launches May 31
Childhood friends Sasha and Marcus have a falling out and don’t speak for 15 years. But when Sasha, now a celebrity chef in Los Angeles, returns to her hometown of San Francisco to open a new restaurant, she runs into her old pal — a happily complacent musician still living at home and working for his dad.
Now Streaming: Jeff Chang’s “We Gon’ Be Alright” Adapted to Docuseries for Indie Lens Storycast
The series is inspired by Jeff Chang’s essays in his acclaimed book We Gon’ Be Alright, asking: why and how did we become so divided and what can we do now to be alright?
CAAM 2019 Filmmaker Summit Gathered Asian American Documentary Filmmakers and Documentary Leaders
On Saturday, CAAM hosted our 2019 Filmmaker Summit at the Ninth Street Independent Film Center in San Francisco. As participants streamed into the screening…
Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 14.7: CAAMFest – A Policy-Maker’s Package of Films for Empathy
“CAAMFest is anchor, lifeboat, society, medicine. Food for thought, and food for heart.” – Ravi Chandra
Announcing CAAMFest37 Filmmaker Awards
“Yellow Rose,” “Go Back to China,” “Our Time Machine,” “When We Walk” — see who else won at CAAMFest37!
Actor Charles Melton Discusses Filming “The Sun Is Also a Star”
Melton talks about what it was like to be the male romantic lead, what it was like to portray an interracial relationship for a mainstream film, and also his thoughts about humanizing the stories of immigrants in this country.
Memoirs of a Superfan, Volume 14.6: “Chinatown Rising”
This film gives us an “institutional memory,” if you will, of our city’s life, struggles and aspirations.
Adele Free Pham’s “Nailed It” Documentary Now Streaming
The 8 billion dollar nail industry is more than just polish on your fingers.
NEW CAAMFest Program: NBC “Superstore”‘s Nichole Bloom in Conversation with Karen Horne May 11
Nichole Bloom will discuss areas such as her lifelong dream of breaking into the industry, playing Cheyenne on the hit NBC comedy, being an actor of color in new Hollywood, and much more.