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CAAMFest, the nation's largest festival of Asian American and Asian film, food, and music presents a dynamic program from May 13 to 23. The festival will feature virtual screenings, panels and performances, as well as an opening weekend with drive-in programs at Fort Mason Flix. Following in last year's footsteps, CAAMFest, taking place during Asian Pacific American Heritage month, will showcase its diverse innovative program virtually, celebrating the Asian American community in a year rocked by the pandemic and anti-Asian racial discrimination. "The violent attacks and hateful rhetoric ha...

Pam Grady May 5, 2021Updated: May 5, 2021, 9:48 am Salena Qureshi in “Americanish,” screening virtually Sunday, May 23, at CAAMFest. Photo: CAAMFest CAAMFest Festival and Exhibitions Director Masashi Niwano admits to mixed feelings as he counts down to the annual event that celebrates Asian American and world cinema that launches on Thursday, May 13. Hopes for an in-person festival were dashed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, a virtual event — along with three nights at the Fort Mason Flix Drive-in — will have to do for the film festival’s 39th edition. “It...

Margaret Cho Talks KOREATOWN GHOST STORY And Her Lifelong Love Of Horror Let Margaret Cho make a horror movie, you cowards! By Meredith Borders · @xymarla · April 8, 2021, 5:53 PM EDT Margaret Cho in KOREATOWN GHOST STORY. This week I watched (and flipped my lid for) Teddy Tenenbaum and Minsun Park’s terrific horror short Koreatown Ghost Story. In fourteen minutes, Tenenbaum and Park create a compelling history, haunting atmosphere and an irresistible mythology. The film’s currently in development to be a feature, Tenenbaum tells me, and they’re on...