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GENOCIDE EDUCATION PROJECT'S FILM RELEASED FOR SCHOOLS
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 12, 2012 - 14:02 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A new film produced by The Genocide Education
Project (GenEd) was released this month for use in schools.
The 12 minute documentary, "The Armenian Journey: From Despair to
Hope in Rhode Island" tells the story of Armenian Genocide survivor
Margaret Garabedian Der Manuelian, told through the narrative voice
of her great-granddaughter, 21 year old Dalita Getzoyan.
The film was funded by a grant from the Rhode Island Council for
the Humanities and designed to support educators in the region. The
film will be accompanied by a resource guide for teachers to build
a classroom assignment connected to the film. In May, GenEd will
conduct teacher-training workshops on the Armenian Genocide and how
to incorporate the film in their instruction.
GenEd's Education Director, Sara Cohan, and film producer-director
Armen Varadian of AMV Creative production company, produced the film
with the support of Pauline Getzoyan and Esther Kalajian, co-directors
of GenEd's Rhode Island branch. Getzoyan is the granddaughter of the
film's subject, Margaret Garabedian Der Manuelian, who escaped the
Armenian Genocide and immigrated to Rhode Island in 1928. Additional
support was provided by George Aghjayan, who provided historical data,
and Project Save, that offered photographic contributions.
"The Armenian Journey: From Despair to Hope in Rhode Island," traces
Der Manuelian's testimony of survival of the Armenian Genocide and
arrival in Rhode Island. The film also provides an introduction to the
history of the Armenian Genocide and illuminates the impact of genocide
denial on future generations. Getzoyan who is also an educator, said,
"Capturing my grandmother's testimony in this manner will help to
ensure the victims of the Armenian Genocide are remembered. I believe
this is what my grandmother would have wanted."
GenEd recently provided "The Armenian Journey" along with other
Armenian Genocide resources to producers of the "Khloe and Lamar"
reality TV show, for their research in advance of the March 11th
episode which included discussion of the Armenian Genocide. The film
was also presented to youth attending the Day of Learning, a program
for high school students about the Holocaust and patterns of genocide,
sponsored by the Jewish Children and Family Services of San Francisco.
"We believe that providing educators with a video and instructional
guide that fits their educational needs and classroom time limitations
will help them teach about the Armenian Genocide in a way that
allows students to engage on a more direct and personal level with
the subject matter," said Raffi Momjian, GenEd's executive director.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 12, 2012 - 14:02 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A new film produced by The Genocide Education
Project (GenEd) was released this month for use in schools.
The 12 minute documentary, "The Armenian Journey: From Despair to
Hope in Rhode Island" tells the story of Armenian Genocide survivor
Margaret Garabedian Der Manuelian, told through the narrative voice
of her great-granddaughter, 21 year old Dalita Getzoyan.
The film was funded by a grant from the Rhode Island Council for
the Humanities and designed to support educators in the region. The
film will be accompanied by a resource guide for teachers to build
a classroom assignment connected to the film. In May, GenEd will
conduct teacher-training workshops on the Armenian Genocide and how
to incorporate the film in their instruction.
GenEd's Education Director, Sara Cohan, and film producer-director
Armen Varadian of AMV Creative production company, produced the film
with the support of Pauline Getzoyan and Esther Kalajian, co-directors
of GenEd's Rhode Island branch. Getzoyan is the granddaughter of the
film's subject, Margaret Garabedian Der Manuelian, who escaped the
Armenian Genocide and immigrated to Rhode Island in 1928. Additional
support was provided by George Aghjayan, who provided historical data,
and Project Save, that offered photographic contributions.
"The Armenian Journey: From Despair to Hope in Rhode Island," traces
Der Manuelian's testimony of survival of the Armenian Genocide and
arrival in Rhode Island. The film also provides an introduction to the
history of the Armenian Genocide and illuminates the impact of genocide
denial on future generations. Getzoyan who is also an educator, said,
"Capturing my grandmother's testimony in this manner will help to
ensure the victims of the Armenian Genocide are remembered. I believe
this is what my grandmother would have wanted."
GenEd recently provided "The Armenian Journey" along with other
Armenian Genocide resources to producers of the "Khloe and Lamar"
reality TV show, for their research in advance of the March 11th
episode which included discussion of the Armenian Genocide. The film
was also presented to youth attending the Day of Learning, a program
for high school students about the Holocaust and patterns of genocide,
sponsored by the Jewish Children and Family Services of San Francisco.
"We believe that providing educators with a video and instructional
guide that fits their educational needs and classroom time limitations
will help them teach about the Armenian Genocide in a way that
allows students to engage on a more direct and personal level with
the subject matter," said Raffi Momjian, GenEd's executive director.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress