Watch “And She Could Be Next” on PBS June 29-30
Last month, we presented the first episode of Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia’s documentary And She Could Be Next during CAAMFest: Heritage at Home….
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Bao Nguyen Shows the Potential of Story Through Films
“This was a time when there weren’t iPhones or anything that kept me entertained, so I would sketch all day on the back of these invoices. I would have piles and piles of papers and these pens. Come to think of it now, these were like storyboards. In a way, because my parents made me work at their small business, I had to daydream, and it fueled my imagination.”
Directing a Personal Narrative in Documentary Filmmaking
Inserting yourself and your own vulnerabilities in a story is a challenge within itself. But what about turning the camera on your family, friends or community, especially when it could shed a bad light on them?
The Team
UNITY/EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH | SCREENINGS/EVENTS | THE TEAM | RESOURCES AND LINKS | CONTACT Jean Tsien, Executive Producer/Supervising Editor, has been working in the field of…
Apply for the 2020 CAAM Documentary Fund
With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CAAM provides production funding to independent producers creating films that illuminate the Asian American experience for…
CAAM Fellowship Applications Now Open
The deadline for the 2020 CAAM Fellowship application is Monday, November 18, 2019.
2020 CAAM Fellowship Mentors
RAMONA S. DIAZ is an award-winning Asian American filmmaker whose films have screened at Sundance, the Berlinale, Tribeca, the Viennale, IDFA, and many other top-…
Meet the CAAM Fam: Frances Pomperada, CAAM’s new Director of Development
Frances brings more than ten years of development experience, having fundraised for Bay Area nonprofit arts organizations, including CAAM in the late 2000s.
Meet our Board Member: Vincent Pan
“CAAM has the unique ability to operate at the emotional level of narrative, which can often be more expansive and liberating than policy work.”
CAAM-funded Documentaries & Programs at CAAMFest36
CAAMFest, the annual festival for Asian and Asian American showcases presented by the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), brings 25 films produced or…
A-Doc Convening at Ford in New York
50 Asian American filmmakers and industry members gathered in NYC for a strategic meeting as part of the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc).
FILMMAKER S. LEO CHIANG: “Do your Research”
The director of “A Village Called Versailles” and “Out Run” shares tips on how to present a professional film festival submission.