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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.

Best Documentary at the San Diego Asian Film Festival

Nominated for Best Music Score by the IDA Documentary Awards 2021

“Breathtaking…immersive”

— The Rafu Shimpo

“A poetic layering of an intergenerational group of women from three communities”

— Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

“An enlightening documentary”

— UCLA Newsroom

“Provides a perspective on water use that could benefit much of us in the United States”

— Washington City Paper

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