CAAM Flaherty Fellow Theresa Loong’s Reflection on the Flaherty Film Seminar
“Attending the Flaherty has already impacted my thinking and it will impact my creative work in the future.”
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Filmmaker James Q. Chan: Serve your film first and foremost
Five tips from the director of “Forever, Chinatown,” including how to budget for film festivals and strategizing audience outreach.
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” Wins Critics’ Choice Award
The CAAM-funded film is directed by Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) and produced by Mark Mitten and Julie Goldman.
Asian American Women in Comedy: “We stand on each other’s shoulders”
“How do we break through into the mainstream vernacular so we have points of reference that everyone gets?” – Jenny Yang
Meet our Board Member: Naja Pham Lockwood
She has worked on several key projects to position CAAM as a leader in the media world, including producing “Elevate, Incubate and Demonstrate: Advancing Asian American Artists in Media panel” at Sundance 2017.
Talking with Tamlyn Tomita: The actress dishes on independent cinema and whitewashing
“The door is widening because we have more Asian Americans demanding more stories be told.” – Tamlyn Tomita
CAAMFeast Pop-up at Hamano — omakase dinner on Nov. 8
CAAMFeast returns with a new pop-up series that reveals the flavors and untold stories behind your local culinary community.
Sujata Day, “Insecure” Actress and Filmmaker, Talks “Cowboy and Indian”
“It’s about us putting out our own stories.” – Sujata Day
Korean American Home Movie Day at Mills College in Oakland
Mills is encouraging Korean Americans to bring their home movies to be shown at Home Movie Day.
COMCAST CINEMA ASIAN AMERICA IN NOVEMBER: Spotlights on Randall Park and Philly Asian American Film Festival
Scroll through to see all the films on Comcast’s Cinema Asian America this month — free for on demand subscribers.
Muslim Youth Voices: Presenting authentic stories from Muslim American youth
“I hope to show people that Muslims are people too, and that we’re not that different from you” — Razan, 15
Wake, Play, Slay: Asian American Women in Comedy at NBCU in LA
In 2016, Awkwafina and Margaret Cho dropped the anthemic, tongue-in-cheek “Green Tea”, urging us all to “flip a stereotype.” Asian American comedians responded, and the…