MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST
MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST, a film by Ann Kaneko & Jin Yoo-Kim, is presented in partnership with the Austin Asian American Film Festival, Asian American Resource Center, and POV
USA, 2021
Drama, 84 min, Color
English
Event Details
FREE with RSVP
Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 @ 6:30 PM
(Doors open at 5:30pm with a reception including light bites and refreshments. Film screening begins at 6:30pm.)
Filmmaker Ann Kaneko will be present for a conversation and Q&A following the screening.
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Synopsis
At the foot of the majestic snow-capped Sierras, Manzanar, the WWII concentration camp, becomes the confluence for memories of Payahuunadü, the now-parched “land of flowing water.” Intergenerational women from Native American, Japanese American and rancher communities form an unexpected alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles.
This program is co-presented in collaboration by the Austin Asian American Film Festival, Cine Las Americas, City of Austin Asian American Resource Center, and with POV, PBS’ award-winning nonfiction film series. Special thanks to The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Asian American Studies.