The Manzanar Fishing Club
THE MANZANAR FISHING CLUB is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the World War II internment of Japanese Americans from a unique perspective: through the eyes of those who defied the armed guards, barbed wire and searchlights to fish for trout in the surrounding waters of the Eastern Sierra.
By emphasizing the evacuees’ personal stories the film shows how a courageous few were able to take back moments of dignity and freedom through the simple act of fishing. As the narrator explains,” While legal battles were being waged in faraway courtrooms, the fishermen were exercising their rights on the ground.”
While the “official story” of the internment is known to some extent, THE MANZANAR FISHING CLUB sets the record straight on the largest mass roundup in American history by confronting such hot-button issues as racism, ethnic profiling and the suspension of civil liberties under a National Security rubric.
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 9 engagements
- ClaremontClaremont 5Sat, May 19 – Sun, Jun 3, 2012 · 2 weeks
- PasadenaPlayhouse 7Sat, Jun 2 – Sun, Jun 3, 2012 · 2 days
- Santa MonicaMonica Film CenterSat, May 19 – Sun, Jun 3, 2012 · 2 weeks
- PasadenaPlayhouse 7Fri, May 18 – Thu, May 31, 2012 · 2 weeks
- PasadenaPlayhouse 7Sat, Apr 21 – Sun, Apr 22, 2012 · 2 days
- Santa MonicaMonica Film CenterSat, Apr 21 – Sun, Apr 22, 2012 · 2 days
- North HollywoodNoHo 7Sat, Apr 21 – Sun, Apr 22, 2012 · 2 days
- ClaremontClaremont 5Sat, Apr 21 – Sun, Apr 22, 2012 · 2 days
- Santa MonicaMonica Film CenterFri, Mar 30 – Thu, Apr 5, 2012 · 1 week