Suja Thomas Wins CAAM’s 2023 Ready, Set, Pitch Annual Documentary Contest
This year’s highly-anticipated Ready, Set, Pitch! – an annual contest where emerging documentary filmmakers present a project in front of a panel of esteemed…
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CAAM IS SUPPORTING 3 NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN 2023
This year, CAAM is proud to fund Asian American filmmakers and projects that showcase the breadth and diversity of experiences in our community. We…
Short Takes: Complicating the Model Minority Myth
As Asian Americans, we’re no strangers to the model minority myth – you know the narrative, where Asian Americans are uniformly deemed as polite,…
Short Takes: Vacations, Road Trips and Other Stories of Summer
We’re finally in the season of all things fun, sun, and adventure. And of course, summer is also the perfect time to catch up…
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…
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
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…
Growing Up Asian in America 2023: Art, Essay, and Video Contest
Bay Area kids in grades K-12 can enter this contest from March 1-15 for a chance to win
Funding Narrative Shift
CAAM proactively seeks out Asian American storytellers producing undertold narratives from the Asian American experience. Recently, CAAM has been reflecting on how best to…
Centering The Outsiders: Asian American Films at Sundance 2023
“I have always been an outsider and will always be an outsider.” -Nam June Paik