Comcast Cinema Asian America in October
Check out these specially curated films on Comcast’s Cinema Asian America this October — free for on demand subscribers.
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In Front of and Behind the Camera: Asian Americans to Watch this Fall
Continuing the success of #AsianAugust, which saw an influx of Asian American-led films such as Crazy Rich Asians, Searching, and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, could we see the same support for Asian Americans on TV and behind the scenes?
PJ Raval Brings Philippines Transgender Case to the Big Screen
“I want Americans to watch this for several reasons: they need to know the history, because it involved their country.”
CAAM Co-Presents “The Apology” on PBS 10/22
Seventy years after their imprisonment and after decades of living in silence and shame, three “comfort women” survivors give their first-hand accounts of the truth for the record, seeking apology and the hope that this horrific chapter of history not be forgotten.
Mark Izu and Brenda Wong Aoki Present Japanese American Home Movies at SF Music Day
Catch the world premiere of “Japanese American Home Movies to Light” on Sunday, September 30th, 3:30-4 pm at the Herbst Theatre during San Francisco Music Day 2018.
Join CAAM at the Autumn Moon Festival in SF Sept 16-17
CAAM will host a special screening of “The Chinese Exclusion Act” from 5-7pm.
Filipino Americans Hope to Revive Cultural Neighborhood in San Francisco
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently gave SOMA Pilipinas a $100,000 “Our Town” arts grant that will go toward the Filipino Cultural Heritage District.
CAAM At Getting Real ’18 IDA Conference
Stay tuned for an announcement as part of our support for filmmakers!
Meet Our Board Member: Myong Leigh
Myong is the Deputy Superintendent of Policy and Operations for San Francisco Unified School District and CAAM’s Board Vice Chair.
John Cho stars in Thriller “Searching” – out in Theaters August 31
“I think we should take solace in the fact that even though we’ve been underrepresented for some time, we’ve been around.”
John Cho on #StarringJohnCho Campaign
“The two features I’ve starred in after #starringjohncho – Columbus, and now Searching – are both great stories directed by Asian Americans and supported by YOU – people who like that idea.”
CAAM Documentary Fund Open Call Starts September 1, 2018
With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CAAM provides production funding to independent producers for national public television.
