Justin Chon: ’88 to the 808
Justin Chon will be a busy man at CAAMFest this year with two movies screening: Opening Night film Seoul Searching, directed by Benson Lee,…
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5000 Shades of Gray: Shonali Bose on “Margarita, with a Straw”
CAAMFest Centerpiece “Margarita, with a Straw” “manages to explode the ‘disability’ genre of filmmaking into something entirely new.”
Kronika Digs Deeper for Soulection
Angel Mercado, aka Kronika, is the A&R for one of the hottest music collective/labels, Soulection.
CAAM Supports Diverse Filmmakers
“I could say that CAAM has helped launch the careers of many filmmakers including mine.” – Ruby Yang, director of “A Moment in Time” and “My Voice, My Life”
Eat, Drink, Watch, Support: CAAMFeast 2015
“Being an immigrant to this country in a multicultural society, it’s important to understand your roots. CAAM gives us the opportunity to understand the roots of Asian America.” – Chef Martin Yan
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 10.4
“All of the films in CAAMFest 2015 feature some kind of journey; the subtle light of the filmmaker illuminates a wound, a vulnerability, a need—and thus our humanity.”
The ‘Sisters’ Behind “The Sisterhood of Night”
“I’m really proud that we’re making a movie about women, and not just about women, but the importance of female friendships and how we help each other.”
Meera Simhan on “Miss India America”
“One of the reasons we wanted to write this is because we have a really strong South Asian American female who is a force of nature. “
Women Making Films
This year, half of CAAMFest films in our Comcast Narrative and Documentary competitions are directed by women.
Comcast Narrative and Documentary Competitions at CAAMFest 2015
Announcing CAAMFest 2015’s competition films.
Roy Choi’s Fast Food Concept to Come to San Francisco
Chefs Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson team up for Loco’l, a fast food concept.
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 10.3
“‘Top Spin’ is one of the best docs I’ve seen in a long while, combining edge-of-your-seat sports excitement with the dramas of childhood, parenting and achievement.”
