Manzanar

A baseball player rebuilds the field inside a former Japanese prison camp to play one last game.

Manzanar

Short film about the Manzanar Japanese American internment camp. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

Skate Manzanar

A meditation on skateboarding, civil liberties and memory. Inspired by the essay by Martin Wong, "Return to Manzanar", based on a trip he took with "Giant Robot" publisher Eric Nakamura.

Farewell to Manzanar

Fact based drama about one of the internment camps used by the American military during World War II to detain some 100,000 Japanese Americans (most of them U.S. born) following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

Three Boys Manzanar

Three men recount their forced detention at Camp Manzinar, where thousands of Japanese Americans were held during WW2.

The Manzanar Fishing Club

A Crossroad Called Manzanar

Months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, racial tensions deepen in Los Angeles, California. As anti-Japanese xenophobia grips the city, the Chinese residents feel pressured to distinguish themselves from their u

The Songbird of Manzanar

Music provided relief during the years of the Japanese American internment throughout WWII. Mary Nomura performed in Manzanar for the three years of her incarceration, and she became known as the "Songbird of Manzanar."

A Song for Manzanar

A young mother, Sachie, is held at the Manzanar Japanese American Internment Camp in 1945. She is driven to instill hope in her playful son while try to communicate with her sister Hiroko who still lives in Hiroshima.

Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust

From the majestic peaks of the snow-capped Sierras to the parched valley of Payahuunadü, “the land of flowing water,” MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST poetically weaves together memories of intergenerational w

Little Guayule: The Lost Manzanar Rubber Project

Guayule, a plant native to the desert Southwest, is a natural source of non-latex rubber. During World War II, the Japanese Empire’s occupation of much of Southeast Asia meant that the Allies lost access to major sources

The Road to Manzanar: The Story of an American Internment Camp

Documentary on the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California — one of ten internment camps the Army used to house Japanese-Americans without charge or trial after the bombing of Pearl Harbor during WWII.

El pequeño Río Manzanares

A tour of the Manzanares River and its influence on the urban layout and customs of the city of Madrid.

COLONIA DEL MANZANARES 20:30 - 21:30