In the most expansive field to date, three film projects were selected for the recent round of the Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund: UMMA’S CUT, dir. Kaylee Kim; HO’OKA’AWALE_ 疏离 (SHŪLí), dir. Marisa Woo Grattan; UNTITLED TEAACH ACT DOCUMENTARY, dir. Shuling Yong. The latter is an alumni of Kartemquin’s acclaimed Diverse Voices in Documentary program.
Pictured above (left to right): Kaylee Kim, Marisa Woo Grattan, Shuling Yong
In this round, fellows will receive $40,000 co-production awards towards production of a short documentary, support from a supervising producer, and mentorship through the award-winning Kartemquin collaborative production model.
“Since the launch of our collaboration four years ago, Kartemquin has brought to life stories and voices that deepen our collective understanding of the AAPI community’s diverse experiences. My family and I are excited to see what Kaylee, Marisa and Shuling will create—and the impact their films will have.” — Peng Zhao, on behalf of the fund.
Read the press release and learn more about the films here.