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  • Filmmaker Andrew Goldberg To Speak in Watertown, April 9, 2006

    PRESS RELEASE
    National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
    395 Concord Avenue
    Belmont, MA 02478
    Phone: 617-489-1610
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Web: www.naasr.org
    Contact: Marc A. Mamigonian


    FILMMAKER ANDREW GOLDBERG TO PREVIEW AND DISCUSS NEW PBS DOCUMENTARY


    Andrew Goldberg, producer and director of the upcoming PBS documentary
    The Armenian Genocide, will show clips and discuss the creation of the
    film in a special program on Sunday, April 9, at the Armenian Library
    and Museum of America (ALMA), 65 Main Street, Watertown, MA. The
    program will take place through the cooperation of ALMA, the National
    Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), and Facing
    History and Ourselves.

    Over the past several years award-winning filmmaker Andrew Goldberg has
    produced several acclaimed documentaries on Armenian subjects that have
    been broadcast throughout the U.S. on PBS and around the world, bringing
    the Armenian story to an audience of unprecedented size. The Armenian
    Genocide, his newest project, has been several years in the making and
    will have its premiere on PBS on April 17.

    Documentary Features Leading Scholars

    Featuring interviews with the leading experts in the field such as
    Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Power and New York Times
    best-selling author, Peter Balakian, this film features
    never-before-seen historical footage of the events and key players of
    one of the greatest untold stories of the 20th century.

    The Armenian Genocide is narrated by Julianna Margulies and includes
    historical narrations by Ed Harris, Natalie Portman, Laura Linney, and
    Orlando Bloom, among others. Filmed in the U.S., France, Germany,
    Belgium, Turkey, and Syria, the program features discussions with
    Kurdish and Turkish citizens in modern-day Turkey who speak openly about
    the stories told to them by their parents and grandparents.



    Rare and Remarkable Footage

    One remarkable segment which Goldberg will show during his presentation
    on April 9 is footage of Raphael Lemkin - the inventor of the word and
    legal concept of genocide - discussing the Armenian Genocide on American
    television in 1949.

    Andrew Goldberg is the founder and owner of Two Cats Productions, a
    documentary and commercial production company in New York. He has been
    producing films for over 10 years and holds a BA in history from
    Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. His
    other films include A Yiddish World Remembered for PBS which won an Emmy
    in 2002, The Armenians, A Story of Survival, which aired on PBS stations
    nationally in 2002, and Images of the Armenian Spirit.

    Admission to the event is free (donations appreciated). There will be a
    question and answer period and reception with refreshments following the
    program. The museum and gift shop will be open prior to the program.

    The Armenian Library and Museum is located in Watertown Square at the
    corner of Main Street and Church Street. Parking is available behind
    the museum building and in adjacent areas. The lecture will begin
    promptly at 4:00 p.m.

    More information about the lecture is available by calling 617-489-1610,
    faxing 617-484-1759, e-mailing [email protected], or writing to NAASR, 395
    Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478.
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