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THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MAKES WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE ON TVO'S HUMAN EDGE
Canada NewsWire
April 10, 2006 Monday 8:00 AM Eastern Time
TORONTO April 10
On Wednesday April 12 at 10 pm, TVO's acclaimed Human Edge will present
the world premiere of The Armenian Genocide. Written, produced,
and directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Goldberg, this
fascinating point-of-view documentary explores what many believe to be
the first genocide of the 20th century. Between 1915 and 1923 over a
million Armenians perished under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. In the
hour-long film, Goldberg speaks with Armenian, Turkish, and American
scholars and historians to shed light on the historical events that
precipitated the genocide, and why the Turkish government of today
continues to deny such events ever occurred. The film also features
Kurdish and Turkish citizens in present-day Turkey who openly share
stories told to them by their parents and grandparents.
To facilitate further understanding of this hotly-debated subject,
the documentary will be preceded at 8 pm on the night of broadcast by a
panel discussion on TVO's Studio 2. The current affairs show's regular
international affairs panel of Janice Stein, director of the Munk
Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto; Globe and Mail
editor, Patrick Martin; and Toronto Star columnist Richard Gwyn will
help to place the Armenian genocide into context. Viewers will also be
able to follow the Studio 2 discussion online at www.tvo.org/humanedge.
As of April 7, viewers will also be able to register in our online
discussion board at www.tvo.org/humanedge to express their views,
as well as access links to other relevant websites.
Now in its 17th successful season, Human Edge is TVO's acclaimed
series of challenging, provocative, point-of-view documentaries from
around the world. Hosted by award-winning writer and broadcaster Ian
Brown, Human Edge provides viewers with windows into complex or touchy
subjects that make up the human experience to expand their horizons
and foster healthy debate. Executive producer is Rudy Buttignol.
Canada NewsWire
April 10, 2006 Monday 8:00 AM Eastern Time
TORONTO April 10
On Wednesday April 12 at 10 pm, TVO's acclaimed Human Edge will present
the world premiere of The Armenian Genocide. Written, produced,
and directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Goldberg, this
fascinating point-of-view documentary explores what many believe to be
the first genocide of the 20th century. Between 1915 and 1923 over a
million Armenians perished under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. In the
hour-long film, Goldberg speaks with Armenian, Turkish, and American
scholars and historians to shed light on the historical events that
precipitated the genocide, and why the Turkish government of today
continues to deny such events ever occurred. The film also features
Kurdish and Turkish citizens in present-day Turkey who openly share
stories told to them by their parents and grandparents.
To facilitate further understanding of this hotly-debated subject,
the documentary will be preceded at 8 pm on the night of broadcast by a
panel discussion on TVO's Studio 2. The current affairs show's regular
international affairs panel of Janice Stein, director of the Munk
Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto; Globe and Mail
editor, Patrick Martin; and Toronto Star columnist Richard Gwyn will
help to place the Armenian genocide into context. Viewers will also be
able to follow the Studio 2 discussion online at www.tvo.org/humanedge.
As of April 7, viewers will also be able to register in our online
discussion board at www.tvo.org/humanedge to express their views,
as well as access links to other relevant websites.
Now in its 17th successful season, Human Edge is TVO's acclaimed
series of challenging, provocative, point-of-view documentaries from
around the world. Hosted by award-winning writer and broadcaster Ian
Brown, Human Edge provides viewers with windows into complex or touchy
subjects that make up the human experience to expand their horizons
and foster healthy debate. Executive producer is Rudy Buttignol.