Center For Asian American Media Caam Movies

  • 2021
    Try Harder!

    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...

    Try Harder!
  • 2023
    Who We Become

    Who We Become

    Who We Become

    02023HD

    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...

    Who We Become
  • 2000
    The Debut

    The Debut

    The Debut

    62000HD

    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,...

    The Debut
  • 2022
    Free Chol Soo Lee

    Free Chol Soo Lee

    Free Chol Soo Lee

    7.42022HD

    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...

    Free Chol Soo Lee
  • 2018
    Call Her Ganda

    Call Her Ganda

    Call Her Ganda

    5.42018HD

    When Jennifer Laude, a Filipina trans woman, is brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine, three women intimately invested in the case--an activist...

    Call Her Ganda
  • 2014
    Meet the Patels

    Meet the Patels

    Meet the Patels

    6.92014HD

    Finding love is never easy. For Ravi Patel, a first generation Indian-American, the odds are slim. His ideal bride is beautiful, smart, funny,...

    Meet the Patels
  • 2020
    First Vote

    First Vote

    First Vote

    02020HD

    A soon-to-be first-time voter, the filmmaker’s thought-provoking journey into the Rust Belt and South captures four Asian American...

    First Vote
  • 2024
    And So It Begins

    And So It Begins

    And So It Begins

    02024HD

    Amidst the traditional pomp and circumstance of Filipino elections, a quirky people’s movement rises to defend the nation against deepening...

    And So It Begins
  • 2022
    People Unite!

    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...

    People Unite!
  • 2015
    Among the Believers

    Among the Believers

    Among the Believers

    72015HD

    An unsettling and eye opening exploration into the spread of the radical Islamic school Red Mosque, which trains legions of children to devote their...

    Among the Believers
  • 2020
    The Donut King

    The Donut King

    The Donut King

    7.12020HD

    Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy builds a multi-million dollar empire by baking America's favourite pastry: the doughnut.

    The Donut King
  • 1988
    A Family Gathering

    A Family Gathering

    A Family Gathering

    01988HD

    Silence - the stuff of assumptions and confusion - is a legacy inherited by many grandchildren of Japanese Americans interned during WWII. Shortly...

    A Family Gathering
  • 2020
    And She Could Be Next

    And She Could Be Next

    And She Could Be Next

    02020HD

    The story of a defiant movement of women of color transforming American politics from the ground up. Filmed during the historic 2018 midterm...

    And She Could Be Next
  • 2007
    Hollywood Chinese

    Hollywood Chinese

    Hollywood Chinese

    02007HD

    Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese American experience. Directed by triple Sundance...

    Hollywood Chinese
  • 2021
    The Neutral Ground

    The Neutral Ground

    The Neutral Ground

    62021HD

    With sharp humor and a critical sense of curiosity, comedian CJ Hunt documents the fraught removal of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans. As...

    The Neutral Ground
  • 2004
    Saigon, U.S.A

    Saigon, U.S.A

    Saigon, U.S.A

    02004HD

    Since the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese refugees have built the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam, in Orange County, California....

    Saigon, U.S.A
  • 2022
    Wisdom Gone Wild

    Wisdom Gone Wild

    Wisdom Gone Wild

    02022HD

    Ever since the onset of her dementia, reality, dream and nightmare have become intertwined for Rose, making her something like a maverick time...

    Wisdom Gone Wild
  • 2020
    Down a Dark Stairwell

    Down a Dark Stairwell

    Down a Dark Stairwell

    82020HD

    Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and...

    Down a Dark Stairwell
  • 2014
    The Bohulano Family

    The Bohulano Family

    The Bohulano Family

    02014HD

    Home movie collection of the Bohulano Family of Stockton, CA. Footage dates between the 1950s-1970s.

    The Bohulano Family
  • 2024
    Home Court

    Home Court

    Home Court

    02024HD

    Filmed over three years, the film follows Ashley Chea, a Cambodian-American basketball phenom. Exploring the highs and lowsher immigrant family,...

    Home Court