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Round TWO of the Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund is launching on May 29th, in honor of AAPI Heritage Month!
Check out the link in our bio!
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#aapi
#aapiheritage
#aapiheritagemonth
If youâve seen Traces of Home, what did you think? This is a testimonial from our sold out Closing Night screening at @caamedia last weekend!
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We still have the following screenings coming up and tickets are onsale now at the link in our bio! Weâd love to see you all there!
Los Angeles, CA - 5/28
Philadelphia, PA - 6/6
Haymarket House is hosting their next installment of their Films for a Changing World Series on May 19th for a screening of Mehrnaz Saeedvafa's 2012 documentary short, JERRY & ME.
The film will be followed by a discussion moderated by Ali Tarokh of the Syrian Community Network and the Risheh Institute. Snacks and refreshments will be served and all proceeds from the screening will go towards supporting the work ot the Syrian Community Network.
DATE: May 19th
TIME: 6-8pm
LOCATION: Haymarket House
Learn more and get your tickets at the link in our bio!
Kartemquin family is out in the world doing important work and working together!
Hillary Bachelder has earned credits on over a dozen KTQ films, including the Emmy-winning THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI, the Oscar-nominated MINDING THE GAP, and went on to direct REPRESENT, is premiering her new feature "burn, scar" at Mountainfilm in Telluride in May! The film documents families still living in the shadow of New Mexico's catastrophic 2022 wildfire and the century of fractured trust between rural communities and the federal government that preceded it. Produced by fellow KTQ alum Sergio Rapu, director of EATING UP EASTER. Go show them some love!
Screening dates and times:
- Friday, May 22nd, at 5:15 pm
- Sunday, May 24th, at 9:15 am
Learn more about the film festival at the link in our bio!
@crimeandparody is heading back out west in July! The film will be having its Wyoming Premiere at @wyomingfilmfest on 7/11. Grab your tickets at wyoiff.com!
If you attended our somatic healing workshop in San Francisco this past Saturday in collaboration with @caamedia and @islamicscholarshipfund & facilitated by @boi.voi.d , what were your thoughts?
Thank you all for being in community with us!
And thank you to our photographer and videographer @thesamaniist !
đ¨ Big news for Barbara Forever!! đ¨
Kristen Stewart and Nevermind Pictures have joined Brydie OâConnorâs documentary on legendary filmmaker Barbara Hammer as Executive Producers, alongside Dylan Meyer and Maggie McLean.
Produced by Elijah Stevens and Claire Edelman of Killer Films and co-produced by Kartemquin Films, Barbara Forever celebrates the life and legacy of one of the most groundbreaking voices in queer and independent cinema.
We canât wait for the world to experience this film!
Read more at the link in our bio!
#BarbaraForever #BarbaraHammer #QueerCinema #DocumentaryFilm #IndependentFilm #Kartemquin
đHappy Motherâs Day from Kartemquin! đ
Many of us wouldnât be where we are today without the unwavering support of our mothers.
CAAMFest coincides with Motherâs Day, so we asked our latest Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund grantees attending the fest, and LA Asian Pacific Film Fest last week, to reflect on their mothers and/or being mothers themselves.
@kayleenrkim@ummascut@mwoograttan@yongshuling@caamedia@vcmediaorg
#mothersday #moms #mother #femalefilmmakers motherfilmmakers
â¨CAAMFest 2026! â¨
Kartemquin filmmakers past and present attended the kick off to the annual Center for Asian-American Media film festival where we resonated with the theme of this yearâs event:
BAD ASIANS, GOOD TROUBLE
The Opening Film âThe A-Listâ by Eugene Yi highlighted 15 stories from fearless Asian-American leaders including Sandra Oh, Kumail Ali Nanjiani and Illinois senator Tammy Duckworth.
Afterwards, we attended the Opening Night Gala at the Asian Art Museum by way of driverless cars Waymo, slightly nerve wracking but fun!
The Closing Night film will feature Kartemquinâs own âTraces of Homeâ by the inimitable filmmaker Colette Ghunim. Weâre sure there wonât be a dry eye for Sundayâs sold it show đż
More to come, watch this space!
@tracesofhome@cocos.sanctuary (DVID)
@yongshuling (DVID, AAPI Grantee 2026)
@mwoograttan (AAPI Grantee 2026)
@elihillerphoto (DVID)
@_cindymartin_ (DVID, Supervising Producer Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund)
@caamedia@sapana3000@anothereugeneyi
#documentary #films #aapi #caamfest #badasiansgoodtrouble
WE GOT AN AWARD! Thank you so much @mkefilm , for the Emerging Documentary Jury Award! We are so grateful to receive this award from such a great Midwest film festival and to showcase All of the Above in such beautiful historical theaters in Milwaukeeâit has been a dream come true!
Our gratitude goes to our crew, supporters, family and friends â without whom this film wouldnât be possible. And thank you to jury members Paige Bethmann @impaigebee , Cayla Clements and William Howell @williamhfilms for awarding us this honor.
Producer Lily Qi made it to the award ceremony in Milwaukee and marked the occasion with a celebratory photo alongside the iconic mouse at Mars Cheese Castle, keeping the Wisconsin spirit alive.
Mark your calendars for this not-to-miss summer gathering! It will be a night of fundraising and celebration for documentary, democracy, and Chicago storytelling. đ
đ Saturday, July 25th
đ 7 - 10:30pm
Details and ticket information coming soon!
