Center For Asian American Media Caam Movies
- 2021
Try Harder!
Try Harder!8.62021HD
In a universe where cool kids are nerds, the orchestra is world class and being Asian American is the norm, seniors at Lowell High School compete for...
- 2023
Who We Become
Who We Become02023HD
Kapwa, a Filipino term that means "togetherness" or "neighbor", is a recognition of a shared identity; an inner self that is shared with others. WHO...
- 2000
The Debut
The Debut62000HD
Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman,...
- 2022
Free Chol Soo Lee
Free Chol Soo Lee7.42022HD
On June 3, 1973, a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Francisco’s Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war. Chol Soo Lee, a...
- 2018
Call Her Ganda
Call Her Ganda5.42018HD
When Jennifer Laude, a Filipina trans woman, is brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine, three women intimately invested in the case--an activist...
- 2014
Meet the Patels
Meet the Patels6.92014HD
Finding love is never easy. For Ravi Patel, a first generation Indian-American, the odds are slim. His ideal bride is beautiful, smart, funny,...
- 2020
First Vote
First Vote02020HD
A soon-to-be first-time voter, the filmmaker’s thought-provoking journey into the Rust Belt and South captures four Asian American...
- 2024
And So It Begins
And So It Begins02024HD
Amidst the traditional pomp and circumstance of Filipino elections, a quirky people’s movement rises to defend the nation against deepening...
- 2022
People Unite!
People Unite!02022HD
In the face of AAPI violence, an intergenerational coalition of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, People of Color organizers come together to...
- 2015
Among the Believers
Among the Believers72015HD
An unsettling and eye opening exploration into the spread of the radical Islamic school Red Mosque, which trains legions of children to devote their...
- 2020
The Donut King
The Donut King7.12020HD
Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy builds a multi-million dollar empire by baking America's favourite pastry: the doughnut.
- 1988
A Family Gathering
A Family Gathering01988HD
Silence - the stuff of assumptions and confusion - is a legacy inherited by many grandchildren of Japanese Americans interned during WWII. Shortly...
- 2020
And She Could Be Next
And She Could Be Next02020HD
The story of a defiant movement of women of color transforming American politics from the ground up. Filmed during the historic 2018 midterm...
- 2007
Hollywood Chinese
Hollywood Chinese02007HD
Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese American experience. Directed by triple Sundance...
- 2021
The Neutral Ground
The Neutral Ground62021HD
With sharp humor and a critical sense of curiosity, comedian CJ Hunt documents the fraught removal of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans. As...
- 2004
Saigon, U.S.A
Saigon, U.S.A02004HD
Since the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese refugees have built the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam, in Orange County, California....
- 2022
Wisdom Gone Wild
Wisdom Gone Wild02022HD
Ever since the onset of her dementia, reality, dream and nightmare have become intertwined for Rose, making her something like a maverick time...
- 2020
Down a Dark Stairwell
Down a Dark Stairwell82020HD
Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and...
- 2014
The Bohulano Family
The Bohulano Family02014HD
Home movie collection of the Bohulano Family of Stockton, CA. Footage dates between the 1950s-1970s.
- 2024
Home Court
Home Court02024HD
Filmed over three years, the film follows Ashley Chea, a Cambodian-American basketball phenom. Exploring the highs and lowsher immigrant family,...