It’s a Wrap! Our First CAAMFest Online Brings Us Together, Virtually
The pandemic forced us to try new ways to connect while sheltering in place. Thank you for making this experiment a success!
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Now Showing on Cinema Asian America: FRUIT FLY
Now showing on Cinema Asian America is the comedic musical drama, FRUIT FLY. Directed by H.P. Mendoza and produced by CAAM, FRUIT FLY is the story of Bethesda…
FRUIT FLY opens at the Castro Theatre August 11
H.P. Mendoza’s CAAM produced musical FRUIT FLY opens at the historic Castro Theatre on August 11th!
FRUIT FLY with H.P. Mendoza – Film Screening and Q&A
Townsend Center for the Humanities will be screening FRUIT FLY at UC Berkeley on Friday November 6. This free screening will conclude with a question-and-answer discussion with director/composer H.P. MENDOZA.
Between Cynicism and Hope by Geraldine Ah-Sue
I’ve been thinking about the idea of suspicion lately. There is a lot to be wary about, and yet the idea of suspicion presents an infinite range of possibility – for the creation of counter-narratives and counter-cultures, for example. I would argue that there must be some slight inkling of suspicion that continues to motivate the work that CAAM does today.
Award Winning Media Fund Films
Several films we’ve funded have received acceptance into film festivals and a record number have gone on to win awards. To start off with seven CAAM films were screened at our own festival: MOSQUE IN MORGANTOWN, A SONG FOR OURSELVES, FRUITFLY, AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY: THE PATSY MINK STORY, PROJECT KASHMIR and WHATEVER IT TAKES. Congratulations to all the filmmakers!
SFIAAFF WRAPS UP 27TH YEAR
The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (March 12 – 22, 2009), presented by the Center for Asian American Media, wrapped with an estimated attendance of over 25,000, including over 200 filmmakers, actors and industry guests.
SFIAAFF AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
The Festival is pleased to announce the winners of its two juried competitions for Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary Feature, and the winners of its Comcast Audience Award.
SFIAAFF Award Winners Announced!
The Festival is pleased to announce the winners of its two juried competitions for Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary Feature, and the winners of its Comcast Audience Award. The winners are…
SFIAAFF '09 Student Delegate – Fruit Fly
FRUIT FLY, oh how I could sing your praises for hours! So where do I begin? Okay… so I’ll admit that I’m a bit bias. I’ve been a big fan of H.P. Mendoza’s work since I saw COLMA last year for a class.
SFIAAFF '09 Student Delegate – "Fruit Fly aka San Francisco: The Musical"
Down at the Castro Theater, the energy emitting from the audience in response to the film was unlike anything I’d ever seen before. In that way, it was almost like an interactive live theater performance. I was laughing so hard I thought I might choke and I certainly wasn’t alone. It was one big inside joke, but everybody was in on it.
SFIAAFF '09 Student Delegate – "Pausing Life"
Biking, walking through San Francisco, and not even in Japantown or Castro, adds to the festival experience. It’s an angular city. It’s a film in the making.
H.P. Mendoza’s FRUIT FLY expresses that musically, wonderfully