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ARMENIAN-AMERICAN FILM "HERE" FEATURED AT FLORIDA FESTIVAL
November 5, 2012 - 19:40 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Last month, Cinema Paradiso, Fort Lauderdale, FL,
premiered "HERE," an Armenian-American film, at Ft. Lauderdale's
International Film Festival (FLIFF).
Arsine Kaloustian-Rosenthal, Florida Armenians (FLArmenians)
Communications Director, opened the program by introducing the Armenian
culture and FLArmenians to the diverse audience in attendance. She
explained that the Armenian community has been present in Florida
for over 50 years and that St. David was the first Armenian Church
in Florida.
She added, "Today we have 5 Churches and 2 mission parishes with
approximately 30,000 Armenian-American across the great State of
Florida."
Kaloustian-Rosenthal then introduced renowned Armenian musician Joe
Zeytoonian, who played Armenian melodies with the Oud.
Inspired by the Armenian scenery displayed in the film, Arsine
Kaloustian-Rosenthal expressed, "The film provided us a very intimate
window into the landscape of Armenia - something many of us had never
seen before. For a few hours, director Braden King transported us
from the Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival to the land of our ancestors. It
was a lovely escape."
When asked why he chose Armenia as the landscape for this film, the
director has explained, "As I explored further, Armenia - its history,
landscape, location, people and culture - became another collaborator,
a third co-writer. When I visited for the first time in 2004, it was
instantly clear that Armenia was the most precise lens through which
to focus in on HERE's story and themes. Within the first few hours
of that very first trip, there was no place else to go."
November 5, 2012 - 19:40 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Last month, Cinema Paradiso, Fort Lauderdale, FL,
premiered "HERE," an Armenian-American film, at Ft. Lauderdale's
International Film Festival (FLIFF).
Arsine Kaloustian-Rosenthal, Florida Armenians (FLArmenians)
Communications Director, opened the program by introducing the Armenian
culture and FLArmenians to the diverse audience in attendance. She
explained that the Armenian community has been present in Florida
for over 50 years and that St. David was the first Armenian Church
in Florida.
She added, "Today we have 5 Churches and 2 mission parishes with
approximately 30,000 Armenian-American across the great State of
Florida."
Kaloustian-Rosenthal then introduced renowned Armenian musician Joe
Zeytoonian, who played Armenian melodies with the Oud.
Inspired by the Armenian scenery displayed in the film, Arsine
Kaloustian-Rosenthal expressed, "The film provided us a very intimate
window into the landscape of Armenia - something many of us had never
seen before. For a few hours, director Braden King transported us
from the Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival to the land of our ancestors. It
was a lovely escape."
When asked why he chose Armenia as the landscape for this film, the
director has explained, "As I explored further, Armenia - its history,
landscape, location, people and culture - became another collaborator,
a third co-writer. When I visited for the first time in 2004, it was
instantly clear that Armenia was the most precise lens through which
to focus in on HERE's story and themes. Within the first few hours
of that very first trip, there was no place else to go."