Finding Empathy Amid Division: ‘A Great Divide’ to Make Bay Area Debut at CAAMFest 2024
Filmmaker Jean Shim’s “A Great Divide” was created during the height of anti-Asian hate.
Midwest
A Midwestern, LGBTQ Version of the American Dream in “Here, Hopefully”
“There are like immigrants everywhere, even in the rural, smallest town in Iowa. That version of the American Dream is still not represented well enough.” —Hao Zhou, director of “Here, Hopefully”
Firelight Media, PBS, and CAAM Present Homegrown: Future Visions – Watch the Exclusive Series Trailer
The documentary series presents eight short films made by emerging BIPOC filmmakers that illuminate the living histories, cultures, and prospective futures of the American Midwest.
Premieres Thursday, May 4 on PBS Digital Platforms including the PBS YouTube Channel, PBS Digital Studios and the PBS App.
Vincent Chin and the Roots and Future of Asian American Activism
A trip to the Midwest to mark a historic event provides a glimpse into the past and future of our community.
In ‘Bad Axe’ a Cambodian-Mexican Restaurant Family Faces the Pandemic and Their American Dreams
“As a family, we had a lot of conversations about whether or not to have the film because of the potential backlash, privacy and safety issues. Yet, we decided it is the right thing to do.” -David Siev, director of ‘Bad Axe’
Firelight Media, PBS and CAAM Announce Filmmakers Selected for New Collection “HOMEGROWN: Future Visions”
A new collection of digital non-fiction short films by BIPOC filmmakers living in the American Midwest