San Francisco Native Crystal Kwok Examines the Chinese Experience During the Jim Crow South in ‘Blurring the Color Line’
New documentary amplifies the “silent spaces” in America’s Black and white conversations about race
New documentary amplifies the “silent spaces” in America’s Black and white conversations about race
“As a family, we had a lot of conversations about whether or not to have the film because of the potential backlash, privacy and safety issues. Yet, we decided it is the right thing to do.” -David Siev, director of ‘Bad Axe’
“I wanted to find out whether Alaudin’s father was — like I say in the film — part of this larger history that hadn’t been recorded.” -Vivek Bald, Co-Director of ‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’
Since its founding more than 40 years ago, CAAM has nurtured storytellers from a diversity of Asian American voices. While uplifting under-represented Asian American…
“…We honestly believe that this story has the potential to change the way the public at large sees Asian Americans and how we Asian Americans see ourselves.” – Julie Ha
CAAM has partnered with Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc) and WORLD Channel to present “Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond” premiering Tuesdays on PBS and WORLD Channel’s YouTube starting May 3.
Since the mid-1800s, Asian immigrants have been a driving force of economic development in the United States. Many arrived in the country to advance…
Local artists and CAAMFest film screenings bring the Asian American experience to San Francisco’s premiere modern art museum
We’re back in theaters May 12-22! Join us for our Opening Night film “Free Chol Soo Lee” and more fresh new programs.
Everything Everywhere All at Once, Turning Red, and other portrays of complicated families that are catching our attention
After more than two years of the film industry adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic with deserted movie theaters, countless postponed releases and scaled-back awards…
“It’s really important to see yourselves on film; whether it’s an animated film or live-action film. [It’s] also important to have a diverse crew working on the film to have proper representation as well, just to have that authenticity, to create authenticity in the film.”