A poetic story that travels from the snow-capped Sierras to the parched valley of Payahuunadü (“the land of flowing water”), weaving together memories of an intergenerational group of women from three communities who hold in common an ancestral connection to the water that trickles through deep fissures in the land. Native Americans, former Japanese-American WWII prisoners and environmentalists form an unexpected alliance to defend their water, their history, and their culture, from Los Angeles.

MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST
Directed by: Ann Kaneko
Runtime: 84 min
Year: 2021
Country: USA
Rated: Not Rated
Language: English
Film Type: Documentary
Post-film Q&A with director Ann Kaneko
Awards
Best Documentary–2021 San Diego Asian Film Festival
Official Selection:
2021 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
2021 DOXA Documentary Film Festival
2021 CAAMFest
2021 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
2021 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Honors:
Nominated for Best Music Score–2021 IDA Documentary Awards
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