Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Short film Completed 2021
Doc Society helped with
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Runtime: 84 minutes
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.
