Voices of Deoli - Community Screening
Join us for a special community screening of Voices of Deoli on Friday, November 8 at 4:00 PM at the Clarion Performing Arts Center. The event will feature a post-screening conversation with Executive Producer Joy Ma, moderated by Clara Hsu, founder of the Clarion Performing Arts Center. This meaningful gathering brings together stories of resilience, memory, and identity as we honor the Deoli community and the voices that continue to inspire understanding and connection through film.
🎬 Chelsea Film Festival Screening – October 18, 4:00 PM at Regal Union Square
We’re thrilled to announce that Voices of Deoli will screen at the Chelsea Film Festival on Friday, October 18th at 4:00 PM at Auditorium 11, Regal Union Square. The screening will be followed by a special conversation with filmmaker Lulu Men and William Ma, Deoli Camp survivor, with his family in attendance.
This event is a meaningful celebration of resilience, storytelling, and community, bringing together voices that shed light on overlooked histories and the power of shared memory. We’re honored to be part of this year’s festival lineup and can’t wait to share this moment with you.
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.
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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.
