“Off the Menu: Asian America” now on DVD
PBS Distribution has just released the documentary from award-winning filmmaker Grace Lee.
PBS Distribution has just released the documentary from award-winning filmmaker Grace Lee.
Home Movie Day is a celebration of amateur films and filmmaking, providing an opportunity for individuals and families to see and share their own home movies with an audience of their community, and to see their neighbors’ in turn.
Don’t miss the December 8, 2015 PBS national premiere (check local listings)!
Angela Sun, Phil Yu and Sonia Narang will present their projects at a live screening at the AAJA national convention on August 12, sponsored by CAAM. Followed by feature-length documentary, Off the Menu: Asian America, directed by Grace Lee and co-produced by CAAM and KQED.
“The director handled the subjects unobtrusively and let the stories honestly flow from them, capturing moments that we didn’t expect.”
Famed restaurateur of The Mandarin Restaurant and subject of “Soul of a Banquet” discusses her past and the establishment’s early days. The film, directed by Wayne Wang, airs on PBS in May. Check local listings.
“For me it means more people might be exposed to this story about the visionary life and ideas of Grace Lee Boggs.” – Grace Lee
A screening of “Pass or Fail in Cambodia Town” will be followed by a panel discussion on education and the President’s immigration plans.
The documentary tells the story about a teenage girl in Pakistan whose life is at risk for daring to allege rape.
This series, coming to PBS, aims to deepen conversations around race in America.
“It was a unique conversation, primed by the moving story we’d just watched, that would not have happened in any other context.”
Have you seen the Center for Asian American Media’s public service announcement on national TV? We’ve made a lot of progress since yellowface caricatures…