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In this polarized moment, how can the acknowledgement of shared histories really bring about steps towards positive change? The answers continue to unfold after the highly anticipated screening of documentary film Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust.

Join community leader and activist, traci kato-kiriyama, in a panel conversation with Danelle Bacoch-Gutierrez (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley), Monica Mariko Embrey (Manzanar Committee, Sierra Club Organizer), Andy Lipkis (Founder of TreePeople and Accelerate Resilience LA), Ann Kaneko (Director and Producer, Manzanar, Diverted), and Jin Yoo-Kim (Producer, Manzanar, Diverted). This group will discuss concrete ways to get involved in healing our converging and ever-changing communities in the face of climate change.

Watch the film before this panel conversation. Must purchase tickets separately for the screening of MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST on Thursday, September 23.  GET TICKETS

This program is presented as part of the 37th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) from September 23 to October 2, 2021.

Running virtually and in person at various theatres in the Los Angeles area, the Festival will feature an exciting lineup of productions by Asian & Pacific Islander artists from across the globe. The festival will continue to follow guidelines and directives from our local, state, and federal health agencies.

Since 1983, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival has presented over 5,000 films, videos, and digital mediaworks by Asian & Pacific Islander artists, and features seminars, panels, in-person guest appearances, and filmmaker awards. The Film Festival continues to be the largest festival of its kind in Southern California and is the premier showcase for the best and brightest of Asian Pacific cinema.

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is a proud Academy Award®-qualifying film festival for Short Film Awards. Recipient(s) of the Film Festival’s Golden Reel Award for Narrative/Animated Short Film will be eligible to submit in the Animated Short Film/Live-Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards®.