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    FRESNO AREA PBS TO AIR ARMENIAN SPECIALS
    Hagop Goudsouzian

    asbarez
    July 27, 2011

    FRESNO-The San Joaquin Valley PBS, ValleyPBS, will present two
    special nights of Armenian-focused programming featuring back-to-back
    documentaries by filmmaker Hagop Goudsouzian on Tuesday, August 9; on
    Friday, August 12 feature film Screamers by director Carla Garapedian
    will air featuring the band "System Of A Down," all to highlight the
    rich culture, music and history of the local Armenian community during
    this special time of year-the holy celebration of the Assumption of
    St. Mary and the Blessing of the Grapes.

    ValleyPBS is broadcast on 18.1 over the air, Cable channel 8, Comcast
    HD 708, and Dish, U-verse and Direct TV channel 18.

    On August 9, local news anchor and television personality Stefani
    Booroojian, along with Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Director of the
    Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State, will host the evening.

    Armenian Exile begins at 7:00 p.m., followed by Armenian Minstrels
    at 8:30 p.m.

    Filmmaker Carla Garapetian In Armenian Exile (2009), his second film,
    Goudsouzian paints a self-portrait in which he pursues a greater
    understanding of his Armenian roots. In 1988, Nagorno-Karabakh's war
    for independence was in the headlines worldwide. Halfway across the
    world in Canada, Goudsouzian's peaceful world was suddenly shaken:
    "I had forgotten I was Armenian, until I saw the courage of these
    people who had never forgotten who they were and knew what they had
    to do." Seeking clarity of both history and self, Goudsouzian reflects
    on Armenian identity, which is at the heart of all his films.

    Armenian Minstrels-the newest film in Goudsouzian's trilogy of
    documentaries showcasing the vibrant culture and rich history of
    Armenia-traces the long tradition of folk music through performances
    and interviews with musicians and fans. Filmed in Armenia, Armenian
    Minstrels features Professor Tovmas Poghosyan, the "Sayat-Nova
    Minstrel Song Ensemble" and impromptu interviews with well known
    Armenian minstrels Andranik Ujanci, Astghanush, Kochar, and Makhmour,
    who sing and recount the critical role their songs and music play
    in keeping alive a once dying art form, and the role music and songs
    play as a tool for cultural survival.

    Born in Egypt, Hagop Goudsouzian is of Armenian descent and currently
    lives in Toronto. In partnership with TVOntario TFO, he has produced
    and directed a number of television and documentary series.

    The movie Screamers will air on August 12, at 8:30pm and features
    multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning band "System Of A Down" as
    they lend their music to this critically acclaimed political movie-an
    impassioned synthesis of concert and hard-hitting expose about genocide
    in the last century-from Armenian Genocide through the many other
    genocides in the world up to and including Darfur. Filmmaker Carla
    Garapedian will be in studio with Leslie Davis and Prof. Sergio La
    Porta of the Armenian Studies Program as the hosts for the evening.

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