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HONG KONG CINEMA SHOWCASE

Program HONG KONG CINEMA SHOWCASE With support from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco, CAAMFest 2025 presents the best...
Shorts

SHORTS PROGRAM: INHERITANCES

Program SHORTS PROGRAM: INHERITANCES While inheritance may invoke histories of those who came before us, these films bring nuance to the ways…
Shorts

SHORTS PROGRAM: LET IT OUT

Program SHORTS PROGRAM: LET IT OUT How do we process the messy feelings of grief, loss, loneliness, or regret? In shades of animation, documentary,…
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

MADE IN ETHIOPIA

Film MADE IN ETHIOPIA Directed by Max Duncan, Xinyan Yu When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of…
Documentary

MAKING WAVES

Film MAKING WAVES Directed by Jon Osaki From the 1968 student strikes at UC Berkeley and San Francisco State to present-day movements, Making Waves documents…
Documentary

MISTRESS DISPELLER

Film MISTRESS DISPELLER Directed by Elizabeth Lo Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up…
Narrative

MONGRELS

Film MONGRELS Directed by Jerome Yoo In the summer of 1991, a grieving Korean family immigrate to the Canadian prairies
amidst a troubling feral canine…
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…
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
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

SLUMLORD MILLIONAIRE

Film SLUMLORD MILLIONAIRE Directed by Ellen Martinez, Steph Ching