Film Screening: Water for Life
Water For Life tells the story of three extraordinary individuals: Berta Cáceres, a Lenca Indigenous leader in Honduras; Francisco Piñeda, a subsistence farmer in El Salvador; and Alberto Curamil, an Indigenous Mapuche Chief in Chile, all of whom refused to let government-supported industry and transnational corporations take their water and redirect it to mining, hydroelectric, or large scale industrial agriculture projects.
Following the screening we will move from these struggles in Latin America to local struggles led by Native Americans to protect and reclaim water resources of Payahuunadü (the Owens Valley) diverted to Los Angeles. We will be in conversation with Teri Red Owl, citizen of the Bishop Paiute Tribe and Executive Director of the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission (OVIWC) and Anmarie Mendoza, a Tongva water protector and Paya/Paar outreach director for OVIWC.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Box Office Opens 6:30 PM
Film Screening Begins at 7:30 PM
at the Hammer Museum