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CAAMFest - May 8-11, 2025 - San Francisco - Films from Asian AmericaCAAMFest 2025 May 8-11, 2025 Films from Asian America

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Documentary, Gala & Showcases

OPENING NIGHT: THIRD ACT

Film OPENING NIGHT: THIRD ACT Directed by Tadashi Nakamura Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura “the godfather of Asian American media,” but filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura calls…
two asian women laughing Gala & Showcases

OPENING NIGHT GALA

Special Event OPENING NIGHT GALA Sample the best bites, bevvies, and beats after the Opening Night film
Asian man in a suit kneeling and looking to the side, in the background is a bald Asian man standing Gala & Showcases, Narrative

CLOSING NIGHT: YELLOW FACE

Film CLOSING NIGHT: YELLOW FACE Directed by Annette Jolles Inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast…
Documentary

NEW WAVE

Film NEW WAVE Directed by Elizabeth Ai Mile-high hair. Synthesized sounds. Teenage rebellion. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of…
Gala & Showcases, Narrative

CENTERPIECE: BITTERROOT

Film CENTERPIECE: BITTERROOT Directed by Vera Brunner-Sung Reeling from a failed marriage and seeking solace and a new perspective, a Hmong man cares for his…
Industry

READY, SET, PITCH!

Special Event READY, SET, PITCH! Three 2025 CAAM Fellows will have eight minutes to present their documentary pitches for a chance at $10,000…
Documentary, Gala & Showcases

CENTERPIECE: LOVE, CHAOS, KIN

Film CENTERPIECE: LOVE, CHAOS, KIN Directed by Chithra Jeyaram Adopted by Indian immigrants in America, white twins Anju and Megu grapple with belonging. Over 12 years, their…
Documentary

CHINATOWN CHA-CHA

Film CHINATOWN CHA-CHA Directed by Luka Yuanyuan Yang The 92-year-old previous nightclub dancer Coby Yee decides to get back on stage again after joining the senior…
Documentary, Gala & Showcases

CENTERPIECE: YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE

Film CENTERPIECE: YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE A Tamil woman loses her son to a supernatural entity plaguing her community in a war torn
village in…

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