Programs

  • BLACKSTAR 2025: A-Doc Filmmaker Cohort

    BLACKSTAR 2025: A-Doc Filmmaker Cohort

    By: Neha Aziz In the summer, A-Doc put out a call for members to apply to be a part of our 2025 BlackStar Film Festival Cohort. Our participants were Homa Sarabi, Melissa Tinambacan, Pulkit Datta, Thien Dinh, and Un Kyong Ho. Each of these filmmakers are working on a project rooted in activism, to learn…

  • CAAMFest 2025: Navigating Participant Care And Impact

    CAAMFest 2025: Navigating Participant Care And Impact

     By: Neha Aziz Recorded at CAAMFest 2025, in partnership with A-Doc, the conversation about Navigating Participant Care and Impact continues about the benefits and consequences for documentary participants, filmmakers have a responsibility to care for our protagonists and crew. The panel, Jalena Keane-Lee, Director (STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS), Steph Ching, Director (SLUMLORD MILLIONAIRE), moderated…

  • CAAMFest 2025: Impact Fellowship Showcase

    CAAMFest 2025: Impact Fellowship Showcase

     By: Neha Aziz Recorded at CAAMFest 2025, in partnership with A-Doc, the A-Doc Impact Fellowship Showcase: AAPI Stories For Our Movements spotlights the 2025 cohort of A-Doc’s AAPI Futures Impact Producer Fellowship, Reina Bonta (MAYBE IT’S JUST THE RAIN), Lan Dinh (TAKING ROOT: SOUTHEAST ASIAN STORIES OF RESETTLEMENT IN PHILADELPHIA), Yennie Lee (SLUMLORD MILLIONAIRE),…