Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 13.7: I didn’t land in America. America landed on me.
“I saw many films this weekend, and caught many glimpses of beauty.”
“I saw many films this weekend, and caught many glimpses of beauty.”
Vivian Bang and WHITE RABBIT are medicines, for our community, and potentially for all women of color, artists or no.
“There are two things that each one of us owns that nobody else does and we have to protect. One is our name. The other is our reputation and our integrity.” – Norman Mineta
“CAAMFest brings our souls to critical mass, every year. I’m always so impressed by so much talent in front of and behind the cameras, bringing visions, stories and histories to life.”
Superfan Ravi Chandra chats with the creators of SUSANELAND, playing at CAAMFest36!
Read more about some of our Superfan’s recommendations for CAAMFest36!
The film follows Setsuko, a single, depressed and “unfulfilled office-lady” in Tokyo as she has an awakening of individuality.
Abacus is an intimate look at the Sung family’s resolve as their bank serving predominantly the Chinese immigrant community in New York City became the only bank prosecuted after the 2008 Great Recession.
“Cries from Syria” will likely stand for years to come as the definitive document of the Syrian crisis.
Both Lena Khan’s THE TIGER HUNTER and Ric Burns’ and Li-Shin Yu’s THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT revealed the pull of American ideals, drawing immigrants across oceans in hope of a better life.
CARDINAL X is Angie Wang’s assured debut feature. Much of the film is autobiographical, depicting an Angie Wang onscreen (played by Annie Q.) who…
Five films especially resonate with vulnerability and insecurity, our human lot in life, and I encourage you to watch them all.