Very excited to announce a Meaningful Impact screening of Voices of Deoli at Davidson College!
We’ll be holding space for reflection on the film and its powerful resonance with today’s current events.
This special screening is generously sponsored by Davidson East Asian Studies.
🗓️ September 29th, 2025
📍 Davidson College
🎥 Speakers - Yeeva Cheng, Michael Cheng
Grateful for the opportunity to share this film in a space dedicated to dialogue, learning, and community.
We’re thrilled to kick off our VOICES OF DEOLI impact screening series with our very first event in San Francisco! Join us at the Children’s Creativity Museum at Yerba Buena for a special gathering that celebrates storytelling and the power of community.
This is just the beginning, can’t wait to share more screening dates with you all!
The screening will be followed by a special Q&A with -
Joy Ma – Deoli Camp Survivor / Executive Producer / Co-author of The Deoliwalahs
Christy Story – Moderator
We are thrilled to announce that Voices of Deoli will have its
World Premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF)
on May 3rd, 2025 at 12:30PM at the JANM Democracy Center
in Los Angeles!
This timely and deeply resonant film sheds light on a nearly forgotten chapter of history in which around 3,000 Indian Chinese were unjustly imprisoned after the 1962 Sino-India war. As immigration policies and narratives around national identity continue to evolve, both in the U.S. and globally, the film offers powerful insights into how the past still echoes today. What happened in the past can happen again, and often does.
The screening will be followed by a special Q&A with -
Lulu Men – Director / Producer / Editor
Joy Ma – Deoli Camp Survivor / Executive Producer / Co-author of The Deoliwalahs
Michael Cheng – Deoli Camp Survivor / Executive Producer / AIDCI Board Member
Yin Marsh – Deoli Camp Survivor / Author of Doing Time with Nehru
Please come by and support us!
Look for us at the IDFA Docs for Sale Market in Amsterdam from 14th to 24th November 2024!
Check out Voices of Deoli in their 2024-2025 catalogue.
OR
Reach out for a passcode to watch our online screener.
We are looking forward to connecting with you on festival opportunities, distributions and future collaborations.
The survivors of the Deoli Internment Camp initiated a petition seeking justice for the hardships they endured. We invite you to join us in this essential movement demanding an apology and formal acknowledgment from the Indian Government. Please lend your voice to this cause by signing the petition and encouraging others within your network to do so as well - every signature amplifies the call for justice.
