Memoirs of a Superfan Vol 12.6: Persistence of Vision, Vision of Persistence
The experience always renews and deepens me, a shower of light that purifies and trues the spirit.
The experience always renews and deepens me, a shower of light that purifies and trues the spirit.
Sami takes the physical journey from India to America; he sets off on a hunting expedition in the form of killing it at work; and then embarks on a spiritual journey beyond America towards some higher state.
I’m sure we’ll all be lining up for Constance Wu and Crazy Rich Asians when they hit the big screen, but no CAAMFest would be complete without Crazy Poor Asians.
“SIT perfectly blends a meditation on Buddhism and also the poignancy of family and making a life in the world.”
Some of the most astounding, creative and moving works are in the shorts program this year, one of the strongest overall years in memory.
“CAAM has been a leader in promoting the vision of inclusion, knowledge of history, and shared future for many years.”
Update: Love Boat: Taiwan will be featured at CAAMFest37 on May 17, 2019. Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 11.12 – Taiwan Love Boat Doc…
“Giap’s Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory,” winner of CAAMFest 2015’s Loni Ding Award for Social Issue Documentary, will play on PBS stations in May.
Being in this festival is an award in itself, for both filmmakers and audience.
The filmmakers behind “One-minded” share their process — and a link to their short film.
“It seems like many people don’t talk about past wars but there is such an obsession with pop music—what is the relationship between the traumas of history and modernity, between war and pop (and agit-prop)?”
CAAMFest is a sure route to culture and knowledge, an opportunity to loose our shackles of unknowing.