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SR SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILM FESTIVAL FEATURES FOUR ARMENIAN FILMS
10:44, 06 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The 2nd edition of the SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York
runs from March 16 - 22, 2015 at Tribeca Cinemas, Maysles Cinema and
SVA. The festival's timely and socially engaging selection offers
World and U.S. premieres, in addition to a slate of tributes and
industry panels.
The four Armenian-themed films selected include Born in Adana, by David
Hovan, My Mother's Voice, by Dr. Kay Mouradian, Cyprus Summer 1974,
by Edith Weil, and 24/Havadamk, by Khoren Nazarenko, which will all
play on Sunday afternoon, March 22 at Tribeca Cinemas.
Films from over 30 countries including Armenia, Australia, Canada,
China, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti,
Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Liberia,
Luxembourg, New Zealand, Palestine, Patagonia, Peru, Romania, Russia,
South Korea, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey,
UAE and the USA will be screened in 4 venues, Massis Post reports.
SRSocially Relevant Film Festival New York is a new not-for-profit film
festival showcasing socially relevant film content. The films selected
raise awareness to social problems and current issues. This year's
lineup includes films that address a wide range of issues including
Gun control & police brutality, race relations & discrimination,
violence against women & empowering women, LGBT rights, conflict
in the Mideast, the environment & climate change, the US economy &
oil rush, immigration & exile.
The Festival was inaugurated in March 2014 with a program of 55 films
from 18 countries at the Quad Cinema. Nora Armani, Actor/Filmmaker and
Founding Artistic Director of SR, created the festival in response to
the proliferation of violence and violent forms of storytelling. "I
strongly believe that the violence portrayed on our screens and
in video games is responsible for the banalization of evil in our
societies and the proliferation of violent forms of communication.
Most films today encourage misrepresentation, reinforce stereotypes
and create an escapist passive attitude in youth and adults towards
major social issues. In reverse, simply by focusing more on socially
relevant themes, positive social change can be promoted through the
powerful medium of cinema."
The Festival opens with the US premiere of the Turkish/German/French
co-production Come to my voice (Were Denge Min), directed by Huseyin
Karabey, which will screen at CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky
Auditorium on March 16th, and is by invitation through the Festival.
The film premiered at the Berlinale in 2014. Sponsored by the German
Consulate General in New York in partnership with SR Film Fest and
MEMEAC (Middle East Middle East America Center) at CUNY Graduate
Center.
Nora Armani is an award-winning actor/filmmaker with International
stage and screen credits in many languages. She has curated and
organized film events, and guest-curated film festivals internationally
and in the US: AFI in Los Angeles and the Kennedy Center in Washington,
D.C. Under her Paris-based film production company Square Mango Films,
she has also organized film events with The Pompidou Center in Paris,
ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art) London, The British Library,
Cine Lumière London, Edinburgh Film Festival, Kerala Film Festival
India, Birmingham, Inverness and Cardiff. She has presented papers
at conferences such as Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) at
Harvard University and Harriman Institute at Columbia University,
and LSE Media Studies, on Sergei Paradjanov, Cultural Identity in
Cinema, and Socially Relevant films and their power is promoting
positive social change. She holds a M.Sc.
degree in Sociology from The London School of Economics (LSE) and a
BA in Sociology and English from AUC.
As feature film producer Armani's films were screened in the official
selections of the Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard), IFF
Rotterdam (Competition), Paris, London, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Denver,
Oregon, Monaco, Shanghai, and New York. As a filmmaker Nora recently
wrote & directed her debut film, 'Moving Stories' that premiered
at the Cannes Film Festival and screened at a number of US, and
International Film Festivals.
Nora recently worked as an actor on two feature films: Bourek by
Vladan Nikolic, and Good Funk by Adam Kritzer, and two shorts: Hungry
by Jillie Simon and Derya by Yonca Talu. Nora is currently based in
New York after many years in Los Angeles and Paris. For full bio and
filmography visit her websiteor on IMDb.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/06/sr-socially-relevant-film-festival-features-four-armenian-films/
From: Baghdasarian
10:44, 06 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The 2nd edition of the SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York
runs from March 16 - 22, 2015 at Tribeca Cinemas, Maysles Cinema and
SVA. The festival's timely and socially engaging selection offers
World and U.S. premieres, in addition to a slate of tributes and
industry panels.
The four Armenian-themed films selected include Born in Adana, by David
Hovan, My Mother's Voice, by Dr. Kay Mouradian, Cyprus Summer 1974,
by Edith Weil, and 24/Havadamk, by Khoren Nazarenko, which will all
play on Sunday afternoon, March 22 at Tribeca Cinemas.
Films from over 30 countries including Armenia, Australia, Canada,
China, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti,
Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Liberia,
Luxembourg, New Zealand, Palestine, Patagonia, Peru, Romania, Russia,
South Korea, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey,
UAE and the USA will be screened in 4 venues, Massis Post reports.
SRSocially Relevant Film Festival New York is a new not-for-profit film
festival showcasing socially relevant film content. The films selected
raise awareness to social problems and current issues. This year's
lineup includes films that address a wide range of issues including
Gun control & police brutality, race relations & discrimination,
violence against women & empowering women, LGBT rights, conflict
in the Mideast, the environment & climate change, the US economy &
oil rush, immigration & exile.
The Festival was inaugurated in March 2014 with a program of 55 films
from 18 countries at the Quad Cinema. Nora Armani, Actor/Filmmaker and
Founding Artistic Director of SR, created the festival in response to
the proliferation of violence and violent forms of storytelling. "I
strongly believe that the violence portrayed on our screens and
in video games is responsible for the banalization of evil in our
societies and the proliferation of violent forms of communication.
Most films today encourage misrepresentation, reinforce stereotypes
and create an escapist passive attitude in youth and adults towards
major social issues. In reverse, simply by focusing more on socially
relevant themes, positive social change can be promoted through the
powerful medium of cinema."
The Festival opens with the US premiere of the Turkish/German/French
co-production Come to my voice (Were Denge Min), directed by Huseyin
Karabey, which will screen at CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky
Auditorium on March 16th, and is by invitation through the Festival.
The film premiered at the Berlinale in 2014. Sponsored by the German
Consulate General in New York in partnership with SR Film Fest and
MEMEAC (Middle East Middle East America Center) at CUNY Graduate
Center.
Nora Armani is an award-winning actor/filmmaker with International
stage and screen credits in many languages. She has curated and
organized film events, and guest-curated film festivals internationally
and in the US: AFI in Los Angeles and the Kennedy Center in Washington,
D.C. Under her Paris-based film production company Square Mango Films,
she has also organized film events with The Pompidou Center in Paris,
ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art) London, The British Library,
Cine Lumière London, Edinburgh Film Festival, Kerala Film Festival
India, Birmingham, Inverness and Cardiff. She has presented papers
at conferences such as Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) at
Harvard University and Harriman Institute at Columbia University,
and LSE Media Studies, on Sergei Paradjanov, Cultural Identity in
Cinema, and Socially Relevant films and their power is promoting
positive social change. She holds a M.Sc.
degree in Sociology from The London School of Economics (LSE) and a
BA in Sociology and English from AUC.
As feature film producer Armani's films were screened in the official
selections of the Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard), IFF
Rotterdam (Competition), Paris, London, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Denver,
Oregon, Monaco, Shanghai, and New York. As a filmmaker Nora recently
wrote & directed her debut film, 'Moving Stories' that premiered
at the Cannes Film Festival and screened at a number of US, and
International Film Festivals.
Nora recently worked as an actor on two feature films: Bourek by
Vladan Nikolic, and Good Funk by Adam Kritzer, and two shorts: Hungry
by Jillie Simon and Derya by Yonca Talu. Nora is currently based in
New York after many years in Los Angeles and Paris. For full bio and
filmography visit her websiteor on IMDb.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/06/sr-socially-relevant-film-festival-features-four-armenian-films/
From: Baghdasarian