CAAMFest presents the world premiere of “The Dao of Thao”: Filmmaker Khai Thu Nguyen, Thao P. Nguyen and W. Kamau Bell will be in attendance. 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9. $15. AMC Kabuki, 1881 Post St., S.F. https://caamfest.com/2026
Other CAAMFest 2026 highlights
‘The A List: 15 Stories From Asian and Pacific Diasporas’
A diverse array of figures discuss their lives navigating prejudice and racism, but also the love, fortitude and gratitude that give them strength and motivation.
Along with celebrities like Sandra Oh and Kumail Nanjiani, the latest in the HBO documentary “List” series makes space for Sen. Tammy Duckworth, retired nurse Madelyn Yu and swimmer Schuyler Bailar, who wields multiple identities — mixed-race Korean American trans male athlete — as a superpower.
6:45 p.m. Thursday, May 7. AMC Kabuki, S.F.
‘Honeyjoon’
After their father’s death, June and her mother, Lela, travel to the Azores, where, surrounded by honeymooners, they struggle through grief and long-simmering tension. When a charismatic local guide enters their lives, their fragile dynamic shifts, prompting buried emotions and unspoken truths to surface.
Lilian T. Mehrel’s award-winning feature film blends subtle humor and emotional depth in a Mother’s Day-timed story about intergenerational trauma and the complexities of immigrant mother-daughter relationships.
Noon Saturday, May 9. AMC Kabuki, S.F.
‘Hoop Like This’
A run-and-gun documentary about India Rising, a global team composed of college, amateur and pro hoopers —including one orthopedic surgeon — of Indian descent competing in ESPN’s annual million-dollar event, “The Basketball Tournament.”
The film captures the training camp drama and on-court euphoria as the players aim to do more than break stereotypes: They want to break ankles too.
1:45 p.m. Saturday, May 9. AMC Kabuki, S.F.
‘Meals That Made Us’
This mouthwatering overview of the Bay Area’s Asian food scene blows the lid off some of the region’s hidden treasures and reveals the people and stories behind them. Warning: Do not come to this screening hungry.
5:30 p.m. Friday, May 8. AMC Kabuki, S.F.
‘Bad Asians, Good Trouble’
Among the conversations at CAAMFest, “Bad Asians, Good Trouble” assembles filmmakers and storytellers to discuss dismantling the “model minority” myth and disrupting the status quo.
Noon Thursday, May 7. Koho Creative Hub, 1675 Post St., S.F.
