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ARMENIAN AMERICAN ARTIST RAISES AWARENESS OF GENOCIDE THROUGH FILM
10:32, 05 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Nazo Bravo is set to release documentary, soundtrack and feature film
commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
Nazo Bravo, an Armenian American actor and hip hop artist from Los
Angeles, is currently in production on multiple projects dedicated to
the Armenian Genocide and culture as a whole, including a documentary
titled "Armenian American,"Asbarez reports.
In 2014, Nazo visited Armenia for the first time and felt the
importance of documenting the journey of his family's heritage and
homeland. Nazo states, "It's a crucial time for my people. April 24th
marks the centennial of the genocide, which Turkey still denies, so
I'm doing what I can to help bring awareness to the issue. I feel
like this documentary is something any first or second generation
American can relate to, no matter where you come from."
Nazo will premiere the documentary as an episodic web-series on Feb.
11 via his YouTube channel, and will release a song from each week's
episode via his Soundcloud. The series will conclude with a music video
filmed entirely in Armenia titled "Power of The Hye" ("Hye" translates
to "Armenian"), where Nazo touches on President Obama's position on
the Armenian Genocide and Hrant Dink, an Armenian journalist who was
assassinated in Turkey in 2007 for speaking out about the issue.
Nazo is also currently working on the feature film "Armenia, My
Country, My Mother, My Love," a period drama set in 1915 based on
stories from survivors of the Genocide. Nazo plays the role of Grigor
Orbelian, an Armenian intellectual called to Constantinople by Turkey
during World War I on the eve of the Armenian Genocide. Historically,
the rounding up and deportation of Armenian intellectuals (sometimes
known as Red Sunday) marks the first phase of the genocide. The
story then follows Grigor's family as they face the treacherous death
marches carried out by Turkish soldiers leading hundreds of thousands
of defenseless Armenian women, children, and elderly to their deaths.
The film is scheduled for release in theaters this April.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/05/armenian-american-artist-raises-awareness-of-genocide-through-film/
10:32, 05 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Nazo Bravo is set to release documentary, soundtrack and feature film
commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
Nazo Bravo, an Armenian American actor and hip hop artist from Los
Angeles, is currently in production on multiple projects dedicated to
the Armenian Genocide and culture as a whole, including a documentary
titled "Armenian American,"Asbarez reports.
In 2014, Nazo visited Armenia for the first time and felt the
importance of documenting the journey of his family's heritage and
homeland. Nazo states, "It's a crucial time for my people. April 24th
marks the centennial of the genocide, which Turkey still denies, so
I'm doing what I can to help bring awareness to the issue. I feel
like this documentary is something any first or second generation
American can relate to, no matter where you come from."
Nazo will premiere the documentary as an episodic web-series on Feb.
11 via his YouTube channel, and will release a song from each week's
episode via his Soundcloud. The series will conclude with a music video
filmed entirely in Armenia titled "Power of The Hye" ("Hye" translates
to "Armenian"), where Nazo touches on President Obama's position on
the Armenian Genocide and Hrant Dink, an Armenian journalist who was
assassinated in Turkey in 2007 for speaking out about the issue.
Nazo is also currently working on the feature film "Armenia, My
Country, My Mother, My Love," a period drama set in 1915 based on
stories from survivors of the Genocide. Nazo plays the role of Grigor
Orbelian, an Armenian intellectual called to Constantinople by Turkey
during World War I on the eve of the Armenian Genocide. Historically,
the rounding up and deportation of Armenian intellectuals (sometimes
known as Red Sunday) marks the first phase of the genocide. The
story then follows Grigor's family as they face the treacherous death
marches carried out by Turkish soldiers leading hundreds of thousands
of defenseless Armenian women, children, and elderly to their deaths.
The film is scheduled for release in theaters this April.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/05/armenian-american-artist-raises-awareness-of-genocide-through-film/