Justice For All Series: Film Screening of Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
FREE Film Screening and Conversation Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Featuring Director/Producer Ann Kaneko
Thu, Apr 7 / 7 PM (note special time)
Pollock Theater / FREE (registration required/general admission)
An inspired and poetic portrait of a place and its people, Manzanar, Diverted explores the rich yet painful history of California’s Owens Valley, from colonization to water rights. Capturing the intersectionality of the region, the award-winning film chronicles the efforts of an unexpected alliance of Indigenous, environmental activist and Japanese American World War II incarceree women as they defend their water, history and culture against Los Angeles’ endless thirst. (Ann Kaneko, 2021, 84 min.)
Co-presented with UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center Justice for All Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Zegar Family Foundation, and Anonymous
