Pamela Tom is a 5th-generation Chinese-American and Emmy award-winning filmmaker dedicated to creating thought-provoking stories that challenge and expand prevailing narratives of marginalized communities. Pam’s films have aired and streamed on PBS, the Criterion Channel, Amazon, and Showtime Networks and have screened in theaters and film festivals worldwide, including Sundance, Telluride, and New Directors/New Films at Lincoln Center.
Her award-winning feature documentary, TYRUS, about Chinese American artist and Disney Legend, Tyrus Wong, premiered on PBS’s American Masters series, and her film, Finding Home: A Foster Youth Story, won a 2019 Los Angeles Emmy and LA Press Club award.
Pam received her MFA from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television and her BA from Brown University. She’s a member of the 1871 Los Angeles Chinese Massacre Memorial Steering Committee.
Panelist: “The Transformative Power of Love”