“Swim Team” on POV Tonight
Watch a moving quest for inclusion and independence for autistic teens in “Swim Team,” premiering on PBS’ award-winning POV program October 2.
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CAAM documentary filmmakers nominated for Emmy Awards
The awards ceremony takes place October 5, 2017
“The Chinese Exclusion Act” Documentary at Seattle Public Library October 9
View an exclusive excerpt from the documentary, with historian Erika Lee, before it airs in its entirety on PBS.
CAAM Co-presents “Swim Team” on POV October 2
A moving documentary about the quest for inclusion for autistic teens.
Q&A with “Hoop Dreams” Director Steve James on “Abacus” Documentary
A new doc looks at why was a small bank serving Chinese immigrants was the only US bank indicted for mortgage fraud related to 2008 crisis.
CAAM Documentary Fund Open Call September 11-October 11, 2017
Here’s your chance to get your documentary funded! Applications are now open.
‘TYRUS’ Documentary Airs on American Masters Sept 8
Filmmaker Pamela Tom corrects a historical wrong by spotlighting this seminal, but heretofore under-credited figure that passed away in 2016 at the age of 106.
CAAM Presents “TYRUS,” “Abacus,” “Nobody Dies” and “Family Ingredients” on Public TV this Fall
Catch these shows beginning September 1 on PBS and other public media channels (check local listings).
CAAM News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Include “Among the Believers” & “Meet the Patels”
Asian American documentaries nominated for an Emmy include several CAAM funded films and filmmakers.
CAAM Receives NEA and California Arts Council Grants
The grants will support a Virtual Reality project directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wayne Wang and storytelling from California’s diverse Central Valley.
“Out Run” Doc on Leader of the World’s Only LGBT Political Party
Bemz Benedito, leader of an LGBT political party, runs to become the first transgender woman in the Philippine Congress. Catch it on World Channel in June and Comcast in July.
Eight CAAM Films in Honor of World Refugee Day
The refugee experience has been a fundamental part of the Asian American experience. Check out some of documentaries that shed light on these experiences, from our archives to new films premiering this month on PBS.