Ruby Yang and Lambert Yam on “My Voice, My Life”
Oscar Award-winning director Ruby Yang is back with an emotional documentary, “My Voice, My Life,” playing during CAAMFest Saturday, March 21 at the New Parkway Theater.
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Memories to Light: Q&A with Kip Fulbeck
“Drawing upon his family’s home movies, Fulbeck has fashioned a unique live performance that promises to be unforgettable.”
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 10.8
“I was deeply moved by two films that explored shame in subtle and powerful ways. Monday was shame day at CAAMFest, but I left the Kabuki and New People feeling empowered. We can make a difference. Film matters.”
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 10.7
“Become a fan, or even a superfan. The cinema of the soul is waiting for you.”
CAAMFest Food + Film in Oakland
Join us for films, food and fun with CAAMFest at The New Parkway and Oakland Museum of California this weekend. UPDATE: Asian-inspired menu items at The New Parkway!
Nikiko’s Blog: Camera in the Field
“Typically, as a farmer, I work in relative isolation. I relish silence. I find sweet solitude on the farm. The experience of making this film opened our work in new ways. Spending a year with the filmmakers and crew was a wild experience.”
Director Sara Dosa Embedded Herself Among Mushroom Hunters to Make “The Last Season”
Sara Dosa spent a season embedded in the tight-knit community of mushroom pickers in the Oregon woods to direct her first documentary, “The Last Season.”
CAAM Projects at CAAMFest 2015
“It’s always been a privilege to be part of [CAAMFest] in the past, and it’s honor to be part of it again this year.” – Kip Fulbeck, Memories to Light 3.0
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 10.6
“Quan Zhao’s ‘Woman in Fragments’ starring Akemi Look is a wonderful narrative about a young dancer who must weigh her mother’s needs against her own desires.”
“Off the Menu” with Director Grace Lee
Take a road trip into the kitchens, factories, temples and farms of Asian Pacific America that explores how our relationship to food reflects our evolving community.
Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 10.5
“The silver screen could have been a poultice for our wounds last night. Through tears and shouts and body blows, we still find a way to laugh, and ways to love.”
Bright Lights, Big Screen: Joyce Wu on Her Debut Film
“When I was growing up I never saw anyone that looked like me, in the movies or in T.V. shows. It wasn’t the stereotypes that bothered me, but I couldn’t conceive of a world in which someone who looked like me could be a normal human being.”
