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Wang Center Online Film: And Then They Came for Us and Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey
November 1, 2020
The Wang Center is open to the public, and they will ensure it is a safe environment for all of their visitors. However, due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), all their programs will be conducted virtually free of charge.
And Then They Came for Us
(2017 | 51 minutes | Documentary | Directed by Abby Ginzberg and Ken Schneider)
On view online from November 1 through November 30, 2020
2018 Silver Gavel Award Winner American Bar Association
9th Annual Queens World Film Festival Winner Special Jury Prize
The history of Japanese American internment during World War II is retold in this compelling documentary from Abby Ginzberg and Ken Schneider. Featuring actor George Takei and others who were interned, rediscovered photos by Dorothea Lange, and the story of Fred Korematsu’s long journey for justice, the film also follows Japanese American activists today as they speak out against the current Muslim travel ban and other regressive immigration policies. The film aims to educate audiences about the constitutional damage done in the name of national security due to war hysteria and racism.
Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey
(2013 | 72 minutes | Documentary | Directed by Wendy J. N. Lee)
On view online from November 1 through November 30, 2020
Winner of 10 international awards
2012 Big Bear Film Festival Winner Audience Award for Best Environmental Film
2013 Sedona International Film Festival Winner Director’s Choice: Best Environmental Film
Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey is a documentary about 700 people undertaking an arduous 450-mile trek across the Himalayas. It weaves ancient Buddhist spiritual traditions, global environmentalism, and Tibetan and Himalayan culture to spotlight the ways a community-based movement can begin to solve one of the most pressing problems of our time.
Video links will be posted on www.thewangcenter.org
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