Search for "short takes"

CAAMFest40 Gala Presentations Will Be Back in Theaters This May

We’re back in theaters May 12-22! Join us for our Opening Night film “Free Chol Soo Lee” and more fresh new programs.

Guide to Asian and Asian American Representation at the Oscars 2022

After more than two years of the film industry adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic with deserted movie theaters, countless postponed releases and scaled-back awards…

“Turning Red” Animators on Anime Influences and Working with Domee Shi

“It’s really important to see yourselves on film; whether it’s an animated film or live-action film. [It’s] also important to have a diverse crew working on the film to have proper representation as well, just to have that authenticity, to create authenticity in the film.”

This new AAPI-focused curriculum puts COVID-related Asian hate incidents into context

Resources to discuss COVID-related hate, how it’s related to the long history of oppression against Americans of Asian descent, and how leaders are strengthen the Asian American community today.

Looking Back at 2021 with CAAM

The past year has been a pivotal one for Asian Americans. In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and continued violence against AAPIs, we at CAAM continue to be reminded of the importance and power of our mission to showcase the richness and diversity of the Asian American experience. The work CAAM does matters, now more than ever.

2021 Virtual Ready, Set, Pitch! With CAAM Fellows

Virtual Ready, Set, Pitch! With CAAM Fellows on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 8:00-10:30 a.m. PT/ 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET The Center for Asian American Media…

CAAMFest And Chill With Our On-Demand Films

One of the silver linings of our hybrid CAAMFest is that we’re offering more than 30 films and conversations that you can watch from…

In Minari, Yuh-Jung Youn Shows Us America Through the Eyes of a Korean Elder

“Grandma smells like Korea!” seven-year-old David Yi (Alan Kim) complains in the film, Minari, released on February 12. Set in the hardscrabble Ozarks of…

Firelight Media, Reel South, and CAAM Announce Filmmakers Selected for the Hindsight Project

“We as a nation are revisiting the complicated racial narratives of the United States, and it is important to recognize that Asian Americans are and have long been a part of the South,” says CAAM Executive Director Stephen Gong. “CAAM is pleased to partner on this project to bring these diverse documentaries to public media that represent a more authentic portrait of the regional South.”

short takes