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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…
Narrative

A TRAVELER’S NEEDS

Film A TRAVELER’S NEEDS Directed by Hong Sang-soo A French woman drinks makgeolli in Korea after losing her means of income, then teaches French to two…
Shorts

AGAINST AMNESIA: Screening & Seminar

Program AGAINST AMNESIA: Screening & Seminar This program, in partnership with the Islamic Scholarship Fund, explores the intertwined histories and ongoing realities of displacement,...
Documentary

BECAUSE OF YOU: A HISTORY OF KILAWIN KOLEKTIBO

Film BECAUSE OF YOU: A HISTORY OF KILAWIN KOLEKTIBO Directed by Barbara Malaran, Desireena Almoradie The joyful, raw, revolutionary documentary, Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo, tells the story of queer…
Documentary

BETWEEN PICTURES: THE LENS OF TAMIO WAKAYAMA

Film BETWEEN PICTURES: THE LENS OF TAMIO WAKAYAMA Directed by Cindy Mochizuki A Japanese Canadian man decides to join the civil rights movement in the deep south of USA. Learning…
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…
Narrative

BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE

Film BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE Directed by Riley Yip Ching, a stuttering high school girl, runs a used lingerie business online with her best friend, Rachel. Buried…
Narrative

BOAT PEOPLE

Film BOAT PEOPLE Directed by Ann Hui One of the preeminent works of the Hong Kong New Wave, Boat People is a shattering look at…
Gala & Showcases, Shorts

CENTERPIECE SHORTS

Program CENTERPIECE SHORTS The first time short films have been a festival Centerpiece in CAAM’s recent memory, this program highlights ambitious,...
Gala & Showcases, Narrative

CENTERPIECE: CHARACTERS DISAPPEARING

Film CENTERPIECE: CHARACTERS DISAPPEARING Directed by Connor Sen Warnick Three young people, caught between their political and spiritual commitments, long to find peace in a melancholic and…