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Mustang News: Emmy-winning documentarian to show film “Manzanar, Diverted” at Cal Poly, followed by panel discussion
The ethnic studies department, College of Liberal Arts and the Office of University Diversity and Inclusion will host a screening of “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust,” a documentary directed by filmmaker Ann Kaneko. There will also be a panel discussion on Feb. 22 from 6 – 8 p.m.
UCR News: Exhibition on environmental justice is a rally for change
A free, two-week pop-up exhibition opens on Saturday, Oct. 14 at UCR ARTS and the RAM. It aims to offer resources to teachers and inform the community at large.
The Rafu Shrimpo: ‘Manzanar, Diverted’ Screening at UC Riverside
“Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust” (2021, 84 minutes) will be screened on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 4:30 p.m. at Culver Center of the Arts on the UC Riverside campus. The free screening of Ann Kaneko’s documentary (with Spanish subtitles) will be presented with the launch of the Manzanar, Diverted Augmented Reality visual sound bath.
The Corsair: Emmy-Winning Documentary gets Exclusive Q&A at SMC
As part of SMC’s continuing Social Justice Lecture Series, Emmy-Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ann Kaneko performed a Q&A with students and faculty after screening her film “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust.”
The Rafu Shrimpo: SoCal Museums to Host ‘Climates of Inequality’
The touring exhibition “Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice” will show alongside public programs from Sept. 24 to Oct.1 at the Japanese American National Museum, and from Oct. 14 to Nov. 4 at the Riverside Art Museum.
Culver City Observer: Santa Monica College Presents Fall 2023 Social Justice Series
Santa Monica College continues its Social Justice Lecture Series by exploring the concept of social justice and a variety of aspects, issues, and developments affecting and shaping it in today’s world. A free screening and discussion of Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust will be held on Thursday, September 14.
Patch: Rochester Hills February Film Festival Screens Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
The Rochester Hills Museum presents a screening of “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust” for the February Film Festival.
University of Washington News: Screening and Q&A of Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
The University of Washington presents a screening of “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust” followed by a Q&A with director Ann Kaneko, Dana Arviso, Sage Romero, and Alex Miranda.
The Bismarck Tribune: Prairie Public To Host Screening of ‘Manzanar, Diverted’
Together with the North Dakota Heritage Center, Prairie Public invites the public to a free screening of Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust on Jan. 8 at 2pm, accompanied with a discussion moderated by Alicia Hegland-Thorpe.
Austin Chronicle: Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Austin Asian American Film Festival, Cine Las Americas, the city of Austin, and PBS present a screening of “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust.” Preceded by a reception and followed by a filmmaker Q&A.
The Rafu Shimpo: Virtual Screening of ‘Manzanar, Diverted’ on Oct. 11
A free virtual screening of the documentary “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust” will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m. PT.
Manzanar, Diverted; When Water Becomes Dust is honored by Jackson Wild – 2022 Special Jury Recognitions
Jackson Wild recognizes innovative approaches to active impact campaigns that extend conservation beyond the screen to inspire measurable on-the-ground change through education, policy change and engagement and outreach.
‘POV’ showcases independent film screenings in local communities
American Documentary’s PBS series POV announced this year’s grantees for a documentary initiative focused on promoting independent films around the country.
Asian American History Must Be Taught in Schools
A recent PBS documentary, “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust,” tells a story of interconnected historical dispossession
KCET: How Japanese American Incarceration Was Entangled With Indigenous Dispossession
This project was created as a partnership between KCET and Ann Kaneko. Ann is the director/producer of Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, a feature documentary about water and forced removals in Payahuunadü/Owens Valley.
Courier-Gazette community briefs: Aug. 18
Rockland Public Library presents a free, public screening of “Manzanar, Diverted When Water Becomes Dust,” by Ann Kaneko and Jin Yoo-Kim, at 6 p.m. with the option to attend at the library or via Zoom.
RADIO: A Rude Awakening with Manzanar, Diverted filmmakers Ann Kaneko and Jin Yoo Kim
On today’s show I’ll be in conversation with documentary filmmakers Ann Kaneko and Jin Yoo Kim on their latest PBS film Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Courier – Gazette: Film screening from POV by PBS
The Rockland Public Library presents a screening of Manzanar, Diverted When Water Becomes Dust by Ann Kaneko and Jin Yoo-Kim, on Thursday, August 18, at 6:00 p.m. This event is free and open to all.
Manzanar To Palestine: Legacy Of Internment And Ethnic-Cleansing – OpEd
This documentary expands our view of the camp and its place in a broader history of ethnic cleansing and genocide.
For this LA educator, teaching Asian American history and activism is personal
Related to Japanese American incarceration during World War II, the POV documentary “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust” tells a story of historical dispossession.
The Cherry Picks: Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
This documentary from filmmaker Ann Kaneko chronicles the connection between three women from very different communities united by the problem of water rights and management in Los Angeles.
On TV: MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST
Coming to PBS’s POV today, Monday, July 18: MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST
PODCAST: One Planet: Manzanar, Diverted documents the legacy of colonization, racism, & environmental injustice in CA’s Owens Valley
On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we’re discussing Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Indigenous and Japanese American Activists Unite to Fight the Power
The new documentary “Manzanar, Diverted” explores the relationship between Indigenous and Japanese American communities impacted by environmental racism and human rights abuses.
‘Manzanar, Diverted’ Discussion and Broadcast
In partnership with the documentary “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust,” a free, virtual live-streamed day of action, “Manzanar Diverted: Converging Conversations,” will be held on Sunday, July 17, at 10 a.m. Pacific, 12 p.m. Central, 1 p.m. Eastern.
Indigenous higher education
A documentary highlighting an alliance between California Natives and Japanese Americans is coming to an acclaimed TV series. “Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust” is set to premiere on the POV series on July 18 on PBS stations.
Friday, July 15: ‘AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Julie Andrews’ on TCM
POV: “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust” PBS, 10pm
What’s on TV this week: MLB-All Star Game, ‘American Horror Stories’ and ‘The Gray Man’
“POV” (PBS, 10 p.m.): The 2021 documentary “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust” tells interconnecting stories of environmental devastation and cultural erasure.
WXXI: Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, a POV presentation, airs Monday, July 18 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV.
WQED: Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Three communities intersect, sharing histories of forced removal.
KPBS Presents: POV: Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
The national broadcast premiere of Emmy Award-winning director Ann Kaneko’s (“Against the Grain: An Artist’s Survival Guide to Perú”) and producer Jin Yoo-Kim’s (“A Woman’s Work: The NFL Cheerleader Problem”) “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust” premieres Monday, July 18, 2022.
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Arts & Culture Newsletter: In ‘King Liz,’ a look at what it means to be a powerful woman
Filmmaker Ann Kaneko spoke with moderator Kelsey Moore about the process of directing and editing her documentary, “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
VMM Announces Broadcast of Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Vision Maker Media (VMM, visionmakermedia.org) encourages you to check your local PBS listings for the national broadcast of Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, beginning July 18.
What to Watch This July: 10+ Programs You’ll Want to Catch
Let KCET be your tour guide for the summer! This July, we’re offering plenty of adventures for you to embark on in the comfort of your home.
WXXI: POV: Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
POV: Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust airs Monday, July 18, 2022 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV.
PODCAST: Manzanar Diverted, & Beyond Missions: The History of the Chumash Nation, PT 1, Segment 2
Today’s panelists discuss not only the film’s importance but also how it relates to the ongoing water and environmental issues to protect all life that Mother Earth provides.
Sundance Institute Unveils Eight Women at Sundance | Adobe Fellows
Sundance Institute has announced the incoming group of eight Women at Sundance | Adobe Fellows working in fiction, documentary, and episodic.
POV and America Reframed Filmmakers Announce 2022 Wyncote Fellows
Eighteen filmmakers nominated by PBS Indies partners POV, ITVS, Firelight Media, Reel South, and America ReFramed on WORLD Channel.
Films from Reid Davenport, Yung Chang join 35th season of ‘POV’
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust; Director: Ann Kaneko; Producers: Ann Kaneko, Jin Yoo-Kim, Tracy Rector; Premieres July 18, 2022
‘POV’ Unveils 35th Season Lineup, Led by ‘Wuhan Wuhan’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“POV,” the longest-running series for independent documentaries on television, has unveiled the majority of its slate for the series’ 35th season.
On Earth Day, a few of our favorite books, movies and art installations
From documentaries to artistic projects, NPR has collected some of our favorite ways to celebrate the Earth and think about what we can do to protect its flora and fauna.
“Manzanar, Diverted” is an intertwined story of Japanese American internment and Native American struggles for water rights
This documentary felt timely when it premiered in 2021, but its inclusion in the Seattle Asian American Film Festival (March 3 – 13) just after the 80th anniversary of EO 9066 which was on Saturday, February 20, 2022 makes it a must-see.
SAAFF film review: “Manzanar, Diverted” documents the intersection of Native American forced removals, Japanese American incarceration and water rights
We are, all of us, connected. Not only to one other, through our familial bonds, friendships, romantic partnerships, but to nature around us. We are connected to the land, to the animals, to weather patterns and the flowing of fresh water. By our very nature, humans seek out these connections, these bonds with one another. Our own wellbeing depends on the welfare of others and the health of the environment as a whole.
All In This Together
Onscreen, ‘Manzanar, Diverted’ examines the intersections of race and history. Between the frames, it centers three generations of Japanese American female activists.
A Story of Many Communities in ‘Manzanar Diverted’
Though known as a dusty desert and a site of injustice for Japanese Americans, filmmaker Ann Kaneko delved into the intricate history of water rights and the people of California’s Owens Valley in “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust.”
Ashley Greene Khoury, Stefania Spampinato, Luke Hemsworth and Many Others Hit the Red Carpet for Day 2 of Mammoth Film Festival
Day two of the film festival premiered the international feature, Bloom, action sports feature Broken Molds, documentary feature Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, premiere feature Bosch & Rockit starring Luke Hemsworth as well as many incredible shorts.
Three Films that Demonstrate the Importance of Land to Life
While Manzanar, Diverted makes no small topic of racism, marginalisation or environmental exploitation, archival scenes of flower gardens and fruiting trees serve to underline the central premise of the film: that the Manzanar site, along with the watershed of the surrounding Owens Valley, is a potent symbol of both oppression and resistance.
‘Summer of Soul,’ ‘Not Going Quietly,’ ‘Faya Dayi’ Lead Pack As IDA Awards Nominations Announced
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (USA / PBS. Composers: Lori Goldston, Steve Fisk and Alexander Miranda)
New Orleans Film Festival premieres Nov. 5, offers hybrid format
Another docu-film which stood out to me was “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust.” Manazar, formally deemed “the land of the flowing water,” now lies as a destitute and dusty valley.
IDA Documentary Awards 2021: Nominations
See the 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards nominees for all categories as well as the winners for two sponsored awards! Winners for all other categories will be announced at the virtual awards ceremony on Friday, March 4, 2022.
Documentary Review: Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (2021) by Ann Kaneko
In every culture there are a few of those places one does remember from certain classes in school or from talks of one’s parents and their friends, but their full meaning unravels only as we grow older and seek to know about them.
‘Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust’ to Kick Off Our Water L.A. Community Screenings
InterSection Films is proud to announce that “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust,” directed and produced by Ann Kaneko and produced by Jin Yoo-Kim, will be screening at the Los Angeles Historic Park on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. (pre-screening events begin at 5 p.m.).
PODCAST: Manzanar Diverted: When Water Become Dust: From Payahuunadu (Owens Valley, CA) to Tongva (LA)
Kathy Bancroft (Nüümü [Paiute] Nation), and Ann Kaneko, director and producer of Manzanar Diverted: When Water Become Dust, joins us for the entire hour to provide listeners an critical and in-depth and intergenerational history of water.
Orange County Film Festivals Come Back with a Vengeance
You could say it’s an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Orange County film festivals in October.
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival: Stories of AAPI dreams and struggles
The 37th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) is focused on breaking down stereotypes. That seems especially important this year, as the country has faced a steep increase in hate incidents targeting Asian Americans.
Indigenous Film+ Online and more 2021
“Beginning in Payahuunadü (“the land of flowing water”), also known as Owens Valley, the film lights the colonial legacy of injustice shared at the site of Manzanar.
Check On Your Elders
We visit with the executive director of National Indian Council on Aging to talk a new campaign to target elder social isolation. Plus we learn more about a new documentary called “Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust”
Episode 29 – Ann Kaneko & Jin Yoo-Kim – “We Are the Children”
In this episode, I speak with director, producer, and writer Ann Kaneko and producer Jin Yoo-Kim about their latest project, Manzanar: Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust.
L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival Set for Sept. 23-Oct. 2
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), presented annually by Visual Communications (VC), has announced the first set of films that will screen as part of the 37th edition of the festival
Visual Communications Announces Dates for the 37th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival September 23 to October 2, 2021
The Festival will open on Thursday, September 23 at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center’s Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles with the Los Angeles premiere of Ann Kaneko’s MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST.
Exclusive: Firelight Media unveils grantees for 2021 Impact Campaign Fund
Harlem-based production company Firelight Media has chosen its seven grantees for its Impact Campaign Fund, its artist support program designed to address a resource gap in the non-fiction space for impact and audience engagement-related projects by and for communities of color in the U.S.
‘Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust’ documentary plays July 7-10 in Eastern Sierra
InterSection Films is proud to bring ‘Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust’ directed and produced by Ann Kaneko and produced by Jin Yoo-Kim, to Payahuunadü/Owens Valley, where the film will have four screenings.
City Lights: Check Out Filmfest DC’s Cinematic Slate
The 35th annual Washington, D.C. International Film Festival began June 4, but there’s a wealth of films to explore in the back half of the festival, which ends June 13.
2021 Milwaukee Film Festival announces (virtual) attendance, awards
The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up last Thursday. Once again, it was a virtual fest, bringing hundreds of films directly to your TV, laptop, phone, tablet, etc.
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, An Environmental and Cultural Memoir
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, directed and produced by Ann Kaneko and Jin Yoo-Kim, tells the history of how this land was transformed, the stories of those who lived here, and the cultural legacy that must not be forgotten.
Here is the lineup for the 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival
Milwaukee Film’s compiled an incredible lineup of movies for you to watch – more than 200 options, ranging from shorts to feature films, recent Oscar nominees to kooky comedies, animated adventures and intense horror flicks, and even a documentary starring a pig.
Manzanar’s ‘unexpected’ land defenders
Not all of her films have been about the wartime incarceration, but Ann Kaneko’s latest documentary, Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (2021, 84 min.) focuses on the Japanese American mass incarceration story from a new angle.
‘Manzanar, Diverted’ Documentary Untangles The Complex History Of California’s Payahuunadü Valley
The Milwaukee Film Festival has arrived early this year as the festival transitions to a new spring event time. That means great films from across the world are descending on Milwaukee, all virtually this year.
CAAMFest Celebrates The Richness & Diversity Of The Asian American Experience
We’ll discuss this year’s highlights, including Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, a beautiful documentary that weaves together memories of intergenerational women.
Indie Film: Asian American CAAMFest film screenings underway in San Francisco
CAAM, the Center for Asian American Media, has scheduled a robust slate of programming for its 21st annual CAAMFest in San Francisco.
Filmfest DC 2021 – D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice
Students gain a lot from viewing the documentaries, preparing questions, and discussing the film with the visitors.
23 movies you should check out at the 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival
Chris Foran – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
‘Re-see the world’: The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival gets ready to be a spring thing
The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival begins May 6, less than seven months after the end of the 2020 fest.
Alumna’s film details source of LA water supply, emphasizes Indigenous voices
By interweaving three stories around a singular California location with deep ties to water, UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television’s alumna Ann Kaneko directed, produced and co-edited “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust.”
UCLA: Documentary Explores Owens Valley, Site of Manzanar Camp
Filmmaker Ann Kaneko found connections between Indigenous communities, the camp and their shared history of forced removal.
Documentary explores Owens Valley, site of Manzanar camp
History has not been kind to the Owens Valley. Indigenous people called the Owens Valley “Payahuunadü,” or the land of flowing water, and settled along the banks of its river, creeks and springs more than 150 years ago.
Cynthia Lee – UCLA Newsroom
‘Manzanar, Diverted’: Histories and causes converge in a California valley
Director Ann Kaneko’s film, “Manzanar, Diverted,” takes viewers to a valley north of Los Angeles and tells its story from many vantage points.
Cory Walsh – Missoulian
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival wraps up with closing film
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust released Friday as the festival’s closing film.
What to stream on Friday at the Big Sky Documentary Film Fest
Things to do: KBGA and ZACC livestreams, new art at MAM
‘Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust’ World Premiere at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
InterSection Films is proud to announce the world premiere of “Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust,” directed and produced by Ann Kaneko and produced by Jin Yoo-Kim, at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
Big Sky Film Fest: Hope in the face of challenges
Sustainable Missoula: Big Sky Doc celebrates (green) silver screen event
They’ll see Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, meeting environmentalists who form an unexpected alliance to defend their water, their history, and their culture, from Los Angeles.
HAVANA LIBRE to Open, MANZANAR, DIVERTED to Close Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2021
The festival will close with Ann Kaneko’s Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, a documentary on a fresh interpretation of the Japanese American confinement site by examining the environmental and political history behind the World War II camp.
Big Sky Film Institute announces opening, closing titles for Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
The Big Sky Film Institute announced the opening and closing films premiering at the 2021 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula.
ANNOUNCING THE OFFICIAL SELECTIONS OF THE 18TH ANNUAL BIG SKY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
The nonprofit Big Sky Film Institute announced today the full lineup of official selections for the 18th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (BSDFF).
Big Sky Documentary Film Fest announces virtual lineup
Redford Center Funding a Record 22 Feature-Length Environmental Documentaries
Today, it announced early-stage funding of a record 22 feature-length films committed to telling stories of environmental justice and solutions.
Sundance Institute unveils 2020 Creative Producing Labs fellows
Five fellows and their non-fiction projects, all directed by women, have been selected to take part in the Sundance Institute’s 2020 Creative Producing Labs.
New Documentary Aims to Expose Colonial Legacy at Manzanar National Historic Site
A new documentary in the works, “Manzanar Diverted,” confronts the layered histories of mistreated peoples upon the Nüümü (Paiute) and Newe (Shoshone) lands of Payahüünadü (place where the water always flows).
Film Independent Selects 11 Filmmakers For Documentary Lab
This year’s Documentary Lab consists entirely of women filmmakers whose projects cover a range of topics including a coming of age story about young women surfers in Bangladesh and a lush, poetic portrait of China’s industrial supply chain, among others.
Documentary to be screened in Camarillo delves into history of Manzanar
In Ann Kaneko’s documentary “Manzanar, Diverted,” the main character is not the incarcerated Japanese American, the Native American leader or the park ranger, although all of them are in the movie. The main character is land.
Work-in-Progress Screening of ‘Manzanar, Diverted’ in Camarillo
Los Angeles-based feature filmmaker Ann Kaneko will screen her third feature-length documentary, “Manzanar, Diverted,” on Saturday, July 7, at 1 p.m. at Japanese American Christian Chapel, 300 Mission Dr. in Camarillo.
A ‘Diverting’ Look at Manzanar
Participants in the Manzanar Pilgrimage this Saturday will have an opportunity to see “Manzanar, Diverted,” a work-in-progress by filmmaker Ann Kaneko, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. (after Manzanar At Dusk) at the Museum of Western Film History, 701 S. Main St. in Lone Pine.