CAAM 2017 DOCUMENTARY FUND AWARDS
The new awardees include “Chinatown Rising,” “Jaddoland” and “Random Acts of Legacy.”
The new awardees include “Chinatown Rising,” “Jaddoland” and “Random Acts of Legacy.”
The fellowship is a part of the WGBH Educational Foundation
“You can’t fully participate in this society unless you see yourselves and your stories told in this society.” – Stephen Gong
The CAAM-funded film is directed by Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) and produced by Mark Mitten and Julie Goldman.
“My goal has been to be a support, as well as be an example, of a series that can be born and generated here in Hawai’i. Nobody has to go to anywhere else. You don’t have to Hollywood anymore because there is no ‘Hollywood.'”
View an exclusive excerpt from the documentary, with historian Erika Lee, before it airs in its entirety on PBS.
Here’s your chance to get your documentary funded! Applications are now open.
Asian American documentaries nominated for an Emmy include several CAAM funded films and filmmakers.
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.
The 30th season of POV kicks off with “Dalya’s Other Country” on June 26, 2017, co-presented by CAAM.
Upcoming screenings of the documentary include on in SF Chinatown on June 13.
Join us on May 30 at 7p ET/4p P for a Facebook Live conversation with APA filmmakers Grace Lee, James Q. Chan and Keoni Lee!