Navigating Participant Care and Impact - CAAMFest 2025 Filmmaker Summit

Recorded at CAAMFest 2025, in partnership with A-Doc, the conversation about NAVIGATING PARTICIPANT CARE & 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 by Michael Kinomoto, Supervising Producer (ITVS) are talking about how they captured deeply personal stories, while being mindful of protecting the dignity and safety of their subjects.

Videography and editing: Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)

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ABOUT CAAMFEST
CAAM presents CAAMFest (formerly the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival) in May, the world’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian film, food and music programs, annually presenting over 100 works in San Francisco and Oakland. Since 1982, our film festival has been an important launching point for Asian American independent filmmakers as well as a vital source for new Asian cinema. For more information and tickets, visit CAAMFest.com

About CAAM:
For over 40 years, the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) has been dedicated to showcasing the rich diversity of Asian American experiences. As a nonprofit organization, CAAM funds, produces, distributes, and exhibits works in film, television, and digital media. To learn more, visit CAAMedia.org