San Francisco, CA- CAAMFest 2024 has officially begun! Aside from the many diversely empowering AAPI films, there will be a plethora of incredible, can’t-miss Filipinx-made films, take a look below so that you don’t miss out!
SHOWCASE: CLOSING NIGHT FILM:
Directed by Ramona S. Diaz (2020 CAAM Mentor)
Saturday, May 18, 6:30 p.m. | SFMOMA
Directed by Jackie! Zhou
Saturday, May 11, 2 p.m. | Roxie Theater
Burnt out Kelsey’s reality starts to blur until an irregular order for pickup disrupts everything.
Directed by Rraine Hanson
Part of Shorts Program: OUT/HERE
Sunday, May 12, 2:35 p.m. | Roxie Theater
A Mid Autumn visit to a Chinese bakery resurfaces a childhood experience with an old English teacher.
Directed by Patrick Cruz
Performances in dance, rap, and spoken word poetry tell a powerful story of community resilience and creativity.
Directed by Eduardo Taylor
Found footage, archival images, and an artful soundtrack trace key histories and celebrate the strength of Fil-Am communities.
Directed by Kristian Kabuay
Struggles for inheritance among Filipino diaspora families reflect the entwinement of body and land.
Directed by Alexandra Qin
Saturday, May 18, 5 p.m. | Roxie Theater
Charlie struggles to hide a secret sex addiction on a road trip with her sister across the American South.
Directed by Angeline Marie
Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m. | Roxie Theater
An American-born daughter visits the Philippines for the first time when a volcano erupts.
Directed by Kristine Gerolaga
Saturday, May 18, 8 p.m. | Roxie Theater
A pregnant Filipina American teenager dangerously seeks out a manananggal to help with an abortion when restrictions and parents make it difficult. But things don’t go as planned.
Directed by MG Evangelista
Part of the Shorts Program: LIONHEARTED
Sunday, May 12, 12 p.m. | Roxie Theater
Senator Tammy Duckworth on her personal history and disability, veteran, and women’s rights.
Directed by Joseph Duque
Part of the Shorts Program: LIONHEARTED
Sunday, May 12, 12 p.m. | Roxie Theater
Verona Sagato-Mauga, a first-generation American business owner in Salt Lake County, Utah, campaigns to become the first Samoan to win a state legislative seat in the continental United States.
Directed by Timothy Guion Smith
Part of the Shorts Program: NAVIGATING INTIMACY
Saturday, May 18, 5 p.m. | Roxie Theater
A mother connects with her son’s inheritance of the HIV/AIDS “poz undetectable” status during the early 2020s in a personal film by actor, writer, producer and first time director Timothy Guion Smith.
I’m in love with edgar allan poe
Directed by Andrea Walter
Part of the Shorts Program: MATTERS OF BELIEF
Sunday, May 19, 12:00 PM | New Parkway Theater 1
Two goth teens face an ingredient supply issue as they prepare to resurrect the soul of Edgar Allan Poe.
Visit the CAAM site for the full schedule of all the films!
