Movie

The Celine Archive

Adulteress, traitor, heroine, or prey? In 1932, Celine Navarro was buried alive by her community in Northern California. This film digs up herstory. The filmmaker, a grieving mother, with a long-term commitment to exploring race, gender and immigration, digs up Celine Navarro’s story, exposing silences that haunt Filipin@x American communities today, along with Celine Navarro’s family, community members and scholars who know different details about this largely untold event in American history.

Director

Celine Parreñas Shimizu

Screenplay

Celine Parreñas Shimizu

Status

Released

Release date

01/10/2020

Original language

English