United States – CAAMFest 2021

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13 MILES FOR TOILET PAPER

Film 13 MILES FOR TOILET PAPER Directed by Chalisa Phiboolsook When filmmaker Chalisa Phiboolsook’s half marathon was cancelled due the COVID 19, she didn’t didn’t let that stop…

AFTERIMAGES

Film AFTERIMAGES Directed by Bryan Sih In this tense and emotional visionary short film by multimedia artist, Bryan Sih, a father and his son…

CHÁ SĪ / CHASM

Film CHÁ SĪ / CHASM Directed by Waeli Wang An experimental screendance in collaboration with performers Katie Huang and Samantha Lin exploring duality, transcontinental passage, and fragmented...

CHIMERA

Film CHIMERA Directed by Eileen Yoon In Filmmaker Eileen Yoon’s stunning film, CHIMERA, present day moments in New York lead Ayeon to reflect on…

CHINATOWN PRETTY

Film CHINATOWN PRETTY Directed by Roy Chan In San Francisco, Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) is using storytelling and arts projects highlighting the lived experiences...

CITRIC ACID

Film CITRIC ACID Directed by Elenie Chung In this powerful and dream-like film, Aino and Yu Xing are two best friends and working fine artists.

CLUB QUARANTINE

Film CLUB QUARANTINE Directed by Aurora Brachman Every night during the Covid-19 lockdown, hundreds of people from around the world gather in a massive queer…

DANNY, DANNY

Film DANNY, DANNY Directed by Huan Cheng It is in the silent spaces of our lives that we often wrestle with ourselves. Follow the solitary…

DISTANT LEARNING

Film DISTANT LEARNING Directed by Elena GK Rapu, Sergio M. Rapu A Rapanui filmmaker and father living in the American Midwest never imagined he would lose his ability to…

DRIVE ALL NIGHT

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Film DRIVE ALL NIGHT Directed by Peter Hsieh Dave’s stagnant life as a taxi driver is restarted when he meets Cara, a pro gamer, who’s being…

DRIVING WITH THE TOP DOWN

Film DRIVING WITH THE TOP DOWN Directed by Edward Gunawan DRIVING WITH THE TOP DOWN, a touching film by filmmaker Edward Gunawan explores his family's intergenerational trauma and…

DUET

Film DUET Directed by Shae Xu In this sensual and dream-like film, an unspoken romance inevitably resurfaces when a high school music teacher meets…

ELLA JAY BASCO’S GOLD FEATURING RUBY IBARRA

Film ELLA JAY BASCO’S GOLD FEATURING RUBY IBARRA Directed by Leslie Alejandro CAAMFest is thrilled to showcase GOLD, the brand new music video by Ella Jay Basco, featuring CAAMFest Alum...

F1-100

Film F1-100 Directed by Emory Chao Johnson Art, animation, archival footage, and digital video are interwoven in this transnational meditation through time and space of…

FAMILY INGREDIENTS

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Film FAMILY INGREDIENTS Directed by Ty Sanga Family Ingredients follows a beloved food memory or family recipe from a Hawaiʻi home to its origin.

FITNESS! OR A STORY ABOUT SWEAT

Film FITNESS! OR A STORY ABOUT SWEAT Filmmaker and Actor Kana Hatakeyama (OKAASAN) is back at CAAMFest with a new vibrant and hilarious story about…

HIGH STRUNG

Film HIGH STRUNG Directed by Melissa Kan When two brothers must play each other at a junior tennis tournament, is there really a winner?

BREATHE (HINGA)

Film BREATHE (HINGA) Directed by Sammay Dizon BREATH (HINGA) is a performance ritual film and time capsule honoring the sacred grief, life force, and resiliency…

HOW TO CATCH A TAOTAOMONA

Film HOW TO CATCH A TAOTAOMONA Directed by Neil Tinkman As Raph wanders through the jungles behind his house, he encounters a human figure that resembles the taotaomona,…

INBETWEEN GIRL

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Film INBETWEEN GIRL Directed by Mei Makino In filmmaker Mei Makino's new feature film, INBETWEEN GIRL she explores a story straight from Texas with an…

JUNHO

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Film JUNHO Directed by David Seok Hoon Boo Juhno wanted nothing more than to be a great actor. But when his prestigious acting troupe in Korea…

KOREATOWN GHOST STORY

Film KOREATOWN GHOST STORY Directed by Minsun Park, Teddy Tenenbaum In this supernatural horror tale based on a Korean ritual starring legendary Margaret Cho and Lyrica Okano, a…

KUROSHIO CURRENT

Film KUROSHIO CURRENT A man searches for the amulet his mother gave him before he left for America. He embarks on…

LET’S EAT

Film LET’S EAT Directed by Dixon Wong As a young woman prepares a meal, she reflects back about both the happy and bitter memories with…

LET’S REMEMBER OUR ANCESTORS (TA HASSO I MANAINA)

Film LET’S REMEMBER OUR ANCESTORS (TA HASSO I MANAINA) Directed by Neil Tinkham Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, a Chamoru cultural foundation attempts to continue its mission by having members create a…

LINSANITY

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Film LINSANITY Directed by Evan Jackson Leong The life story of basketball sensation, Jeremy Lin.

LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE

Film LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE Directed by Patricio Ginelsa Nearly 20 years after the first appearance of a mysterious, lumpia-wielding avenger, Kuya is back. Together with overly…

LUNAR: THE JEWISH-ASIAN FILM PROJECT EP. 1: THE TASTE OF CONNECTION

Film LUNAR: THE JEWISH-ASIAN FILM PROJECT EP. 1: THE TASTE OF CONNECTION Directed by Jared Chiang-Zeizel, Jenni Rudolph In the first episode of a docuseries exploring the stories of Asian American Jews, several of them discuss…

MAHÅLANG

Film MAHÅLANG Directed by Caili Quan, Elliot deBruyn, Nathaniel Brown “Mahålang” is Caili Quan’s love letter to Guam: an exploration of family, nostalgia, identity and a longing for…

MAHALO COVID-19

Film MAHALO COVID-19 Directed by Matt Yamashita When a filmmaker and his small island community take on the pandemic, they unsuspectingly find a clearer path…

MAIA CRUZ PALILEO: BECOMING THE MOON

Film MAIA CRUZ PALILEO: BECOMING THE MOON Directed by Ligaiya Romero Filmmaker Ligaiya Romero explores the life and work of Maia Cruz Palileo, the multi-disciplinary, Brooklyn-based artist who examines…

MICHELLE

Film MICHELLE Directed by Kenya Gillespie Growing up can be hard, especially a shy Asian American girl who’s being picked on by high school…

ONCE UPON A SCREEN: EXPLOSIVE PARADOX

Film ONCE UPON A SCREEN: EXPLOSIVE PARADOX Directed by Kevin B. Lee A childhood experience is projected on a shadowy wall of a former movie theatre in Daly City.

ONE VOICE + LET’S REMEMBER OUR ANCESTORS (TA HASSO I MANAINA)

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Film ONE VOICE + LET’S REMEMBER OUR ANCESTORS (TA HASSO I MANAINA) Directed by Lisette Marie Flanary CAAMFest is thrilled to rescreen CAAMFest Alum, Lisette Marie Flanary's beautiful and touching documentary, ONE VOICE.

PARKED IN AMERICA

Film PARKED IN AMERICA Directed by Luke Salin In this SXSW official selection, Bay Area filmmaker Luke Salin brings to the screen an enchanting and touching…

PHOENIX BAKERY: SWEETS FOR THE SWEET

Film PHOENIX BAKERY: SWEETS FOR THE SWEET Directed by Janet Chen As the Los Angeles Chinatown’s Phoenix Bakery celebrates its 80th anniversary, the Chan family reflects back on its…

RADICAL CARE: THE AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD

Film RADICAL CARE: THE AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD CAAMFest’s Spotlight Alum Valerie Soe is back with a powerful documentary that shines a light on the Auntie…

SEE YOU THEN + F1-100

Film SEE YOU THEN + F1-100 Directed by Mari Walker It's been a decade since Naomi and Kris have seen or heard from each other. A quick dinner…

SMILEY DEATH FACE

Film SMILEY DEATH FACE Directed by Andrew Patrick Torrez You have a new message. In this terrifying short film, a young girl stumbles into a text message…

STAND UP

Film STAND UP Directed by Dasha Masaltina, Kitty Hu When a genuine friendship develops between two Black women a generation apart, comedic chaos ensues as they encounter…

SUMMERWINTERSUMMER

Film SUMMERWINTERSUMMER Directed by Thy Tran Struggling to deal with Martin's disappearance, Duy resorts to anonymous hook-ups to escape the emptiness.

SYNCHRONIZED

Film SYNCHRONIZED Directed by Corinne Manabat Cueva SYNCHRONIZED is an experimental documentary short that embraces 5 women of color as they collectively reflect about their…

THE COMPLAINT

Film THE COMPLAINT Directed by Nelson Kim Filmmaker Nelson Kim (SOMEONE ELSE) is back at CAAMFest with his new short film, THE COMPLAINT.

THE DEBUT

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Film THE DEBUT Directed by Gene Cajayon One of the first feature films made by and for the Filipino American community, it created a blueprint…

THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS

Film THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS Directed by Dante Basco Filmmaker Spotlight Honoree Dante Basco is making his directorial debut with THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS, and he’s not...

THE LEAF

Film THE LEAF Directed by William J. Zang THE LEAF is a personal, poetic, documentary film about Director Will J. Zang’s experience as both a filmmaker…

THE RACE EPIDEMIC

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Film THE RACE EPIDEMIC Directed by Tony Shyu The Race Epidemic is about another outbreak caused by Covid-19 - An epidemic of racism against Asian Americans.

TO LIVE HERE (sống ở đây)

Film TO LIVE HERE (sống ở đây) Directed by Melanie Ho Exploring the intimacy of the mundane, sống ở đây | TO LIVE HERE focuses on the lives of…

TRACE

Film TRACE TRACE is a wild, sci-fi action film brought by creative minds at Wong Fu Productions and OSU Films.…

UDAAN

Film UDAAN Directed by Amman Abbasi In filmmaker Amman Abbasi's film UDAAN, a young Pakistani woman moving to Paragould, Arkansas to start college in…

VAN SANCTUARY

Film VAN SANCTUARY Directed by Saleem Reshamwala This charming and humorous film, a very unofficial ice cream van rolls into a church parking lot and...

WE STAY IN THE HOUSE

Film WE STAY IN THE HOUSE Directed by Kiyoko McCrae Filmmaker Kiyoko McCrae follows mothers who have to balance working from home with taking care of their children.

WHEELCHAIR WENDY

Film WHEELCHAIR WENDY Directed by Shaina Ghuraya An eager-to-please doll in a wheelchair is placed in the perfect world of the narcissistic Barbara, and must…

WHO IS LUN*NA MENOH?

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Film WHO IS LUN*NA MENOH? Directed by Jeff Mizushima From her early career in Japan to the underground music scene in Los Angeles. From sculptural designs on…

WUHAN WUHAN

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Film WUHAN WUHAN Directed by Yung Chang WUHAN WUHAN is an observational documentary unfolding during February and March, 2020 at the height of the pandemic…

YUAN YUAN AND THE HOLLOW MONSTER

Film YUAN YUAN AND THE HOLLOW MONSTER Directed by Catherine Chen Adorable and touching, YUAN YUAN AND THE HOLLOW MONSTER is a beautiful film by filmmaker Catherine Chen.

Gala Presentations

TRY HARDER!

Film TRY HARDER! Directed by Debbie Lum CAAMFest is elated to kick off our 2021 festival with TRY HARDER!, a skillfully crafted documentary by local...

Gala Presentations

SNAKEHEAD

Film SNAKEHEAD Directed by Evan Jackson Leong CAAMFest is thrilled to showcase SNAKEHEAD as our Centerpiece Presentation.

Gala Presentations

MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST

Film MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST Directed by Ann Kaneko Celebrated filmmaker Ann Kaneko is back at CAAMFest with her stunning and eye-opening documentary, MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER…

Gala Presentations

AMERICANISH

Film AMERICANISH Directed by Iman Zawahry In Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, two career-driven sisters (Maryam and Sam) and their newly-immigrated cousin (Ameera) must…

Special Presentations

RICOCHET

Film RICOCHET Directed by Adachi Jeff, Wimbush Chihiro RICOCHET is directed by Jeff Adachi and Chihiro Wimbush and is an eye-opening documentary about the tragic death...

Special Presentations

THE DONUT KING

Film THE DONUT KING Directed by Alice Gu The American Dream with a *glazed* twist. THE DONUT KING is Ted Ngoy’s rags-to-riches story of a refugee...