CAAM DOCUMENTARY FUND OPEN CALL: APPLY SEPTEMBER 20-OCTOBER 20, 2024
CAAM’s 2025 Documentary Fund is open for submissions. With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CAAM provides production funding to independent producers creating…
CAAM Presents
High Five to Bring the Sights and Sounds of the Essential Elements to San Francisco Chinatown
Join CAAM and our partners at the Chinatown Media Arts Collective and Edge on the Square for the third annual Contemporary Art Festival on…
Sean Wang’s ‘Dìdi’ Shines Light on Growing Up Asian American in Fremont
“I felt like there was a story that was specific to Fremont that, as much as I wanted to contribute to the canon of coming of age stories, I also wanted to hopefully try and contribute a story to the canon of Bay Area films.” — Sean Wang, director of Dìdi (弟弟)
Watch Two Asian American Stories in the 2024 PBS Short Film Festival
The Webby Award-winning PBS Short Film Festival returns this summer – Monday, July 15 through Friday, July 26 – to all PBS and station…
APIAVote 2024 Presidential Town Hall Focuses on Asian American Issues
Want to learn more about how the major presidential candidates are addressing Asian American and Pacific Islander issues? We are partnering once again with…
Loni Ding Featured in ‘Know History, Know Self’ Poster Series
CAAM co-founder Loni Ding is among six trailblazing Asian-Americans featured in Know History, Know Self, a public art piece created by award-winning Oakland artist…
Deann Borshay Liem Reflects on ‘Crossings’ and 70 Years of Un-Ended War
“Today, amid escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea, it is essential that we examine the terrible human toll of America’s longest-running war before it erupts into renewed fighting.” —Deann Borshay Liem, Director of ‘Crossings’
There’s Always Something: First Time Experiences at Tribeca and New York City
New York is a city made up of a lot of different meanings and significance to people. That even goes for those in my…
CAAMFest 2023 Celebrates 11 Joyful Days of Gathering In Community and Storytelling
We celebrated a successful return to fully in-person programs at CAAMFest 2023, with more than 11,000 people in attendance. Over 11 days of expanded…
Firelight Media, PBS, and CAAM Present Homegrown: Future Visions – Watch the Exclusive Series Trailer
The documentary series presents eight short films made by emerging BIPOC filmmakers that illuminate the living histories, cultures, and prospective futures of the American Midwest.
Premieres Thursday, May 4 on PBS Digital Platforms including the PBS YouTube Channel, PBS Digital Studios and the PBS App.
Bending History, Time, and Perception With Filmmaker Rea Tajiri
Documentary filmmaking is sometimes thought of as a record of history. But can documentaries also be a way to experience the past (lived or…
What’s in Your Asian American Feast?
Turkey or tandoori? Find out what seven creatives are putting on their tables this Thanksgiving and join the fun by showing us what’s in your #AsianAmericanFeast