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THIS PROGRAM IS ON DEMAND AND INCLUDES Q&A.
Co-Presenters: API Council, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Singaporeconnect
In this program
COVID AND WHO I AM NOW
Directed by: Diana Dai | 12 mins
In this powerful and emotional short documentary, Mary, a young Chinese Canadian medical student is attacked during the Covid-19 pandemic.
OFF DUTY
Directed by: Shetal Shah | 10 mins
During a quiet afternoon, a Muslim American woman’s life is interrupted when she meets a pregnant homeless woman. When the police arrive, things quickly escalates and not everything is as it seems. OFF DUTY is a powerful and timely story by award-winning director and actor, Shetal Shah.
THE COMPLAINT
Directed by: Nelson Kim | 17 mins
Filmmaker Nelson Kim (SOMEONE ELSE) is back at CAAMFest with his new short film, THE COMPLAINT.
VAN SANCTUARY
Directed by: Saleem Reshamwala | 11 mins
This charming and humorous film, a very unofficial ice cream van rolls into a church parking lot and…
FRESH PEACHES
Directed by: Lana Nguyen | 5 mins
Circa 1977. When his grandmother is falsely accused of stealing a tube of lipstick, a Vietnamese boy named Binh must try to diffuse the rising, heated altercation.
RADICAL CARE: THE AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD
8 mins
CAAMFest’s Spotlight Alum Valerie Soe is back with a powerful documentary that shines a light on the Auntie Sewing Squad, a group of mostly women of color volunteers who came together following the U.S. government’s botched response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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