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SYRIAN-ARMENIAN FILMMAKER DETAINED, ARTISTS CALL FOR HIS RELEASE
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/11/16/syrian-armenian-filmmaker-detained-artists-call-for-his-release/
November 16, 2012
ALEPPO, Syria-Syrian-Armenian filmmaker Avo Kaprealian has been
detained, his friends in Aleppo have confirmed.
Witnesses say that Kaprealian was last seen with two of his colleagues
with a camera in a public park in Aleppo. He was working on a new
film about the humanitarian crisis caused by the Syrian conflict.
Avo Kaprealian Avo Kaprealian was born in Aleppo in 1985. He studied
at Haigazian Armenian Elementary school, then in Karen Jeppe Armenian
College. He graduated from the University of Damascus with a degree in
theater and cinema and worked in various film productions there for
a few years, before moving back to Aleppo and starting teaching art
and theater in Akkad institute. He managed the first public cinema
club in the city with a group of friends, and he is one of the most
notable filmmakers in the new wave of young artists in Syria.
Kaprealian participated in the 9th Golden Apricot Yerevan International
Film Festival last July with his short film "Two Steps Too Close,"
which was dedicated to the legendary Armenian director Ardavazt
Peleshian. Kaprealian's films always tackle humanitarian issues. His
latest film is about disabled people in Aleppo, but it wasn't shown
yet because of the difficult circumstances in the city, especially
during the last four months.
According to Avo's friends in Aleppo, the Kaprealian family and
friends are pursuing the release of their son. A Facebook page was
created by his friends calling for his release. A petition by a group
of Armenian artists also called for his release.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/11/16/syrian-armenian-filmmaker-detained-artists-call-for-his-release/
November 16, 2012
ALEPPO, Syria-Syrian-Armenian filmmaker Avo Kaprealian has been
detained, his friends in Aleppo have confirmed.
Witnesses say that Kaprealian was last seen with two of his colleagues
with a camera in a public park in Aleppo. He was working on a new
film about the humanitarian crisis caused by the Syrian conflict.
Avo Kaprealian Avo Kaprealian was born in Aleppo in 1985. He studied
at Haigazian Armenian Elementary school, then in Karen Jeppe Armenian
College. He graduated from the University of Damascus with a degree in
theater and cinema and worked in various film productions there for
a few years, before moving back to Aleppo and starting teaching art
and theater in Akkad institute. He managed the first public cinema
club in the city with a group of friends, and he is one of the most
notable filmmakers in the new wave of young artists in Syria.
Kaprealian participated in the 9th Golden Apricot Yerevan International
Film Festival last July with his short film "Two Steps Too Close,"
which was dedicated to the legendary Armenian director Ardavazt
Peleshian. Kaprealian's films always tackle humanitarian issues. His
latest film is about disabled people in Aleppo, but it wasn't shown
yet because of the difficult circumstances in the city, especially
during the last four months.
According to Avo's friends in Aleppo, the Kaprealian family and
friends are pursuing the release of their son. A Facebook page was
created by his friends calling for his release. A petition by a group
of Armenian artists also called for his release.