Lone Pine, “Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust” Panel/Screening

975 Teya Road,Lone Pine CA 93545

10 July, 2021

Description

Native Americans, Japanese-American WWII incarcerees and environmentalists form an unexpected alliance to defend their land and water. Sat., July 10, 2021 Tribal Gym, 975 Teya Road, Lone Pine 7:00 pm, Screening / 8:30 pm Panel Panel: Beverly Newell, Mary Roper, Lillian James, Ann Kaneko, Grace Newell (moderator) More information at https://www.manzanardiverted.com/ Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, follows intergenerational women from three communities who defend their land, their history and their culture from the insatiable thirst of Los Angeles. In this fresh retelling of the LA water story, Native Americans, Japanese-American WWII incarcerees and environmentalists form an unexpected alliance to preserve Payahuunadü (Owens Valley), “the land of flowing water.” This screening tour commemorates the 1863 Forced March of Native Americans. The film premiered in February at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and received Honorable Mention nods at CAAMFest and the Milwaukee Film Festival.