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'1915': THE FIRST FILM OF THE CENTENNIAL
Lora Sarı 03.05.2015 10:24
CULTURE AND ARTS
'1915', a US-produced psychological thriller about the Genocide, will
be released across the USA on April 22. Co-written and co-directed
by Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian, the film features Simon
Abkarian, Angela Sarafyan, Sam Page, Nikolai Kinski and Jim Piddock
in its leading roles.
The film takes place within a single day, and its press release
summarizes its plot thus: "In 2015, exactly 100 years after the
Armenian Genocide, a theatre director named Simon is staging a play at
Los Angeles Theatre to honor the victims of that tragedy - a horrifying
crime forgotten and denied for an entire century. But as protesters
surround his theatre, and a series of mysterious accidents spread panic
among his actors, we realize that Simon's mission is more controversial
than we think - and the ghosts of the past are everywhere."
Garin Hovannisian, who co-wrote and co-produced '1915' with Alec
Mouhibian, also has a book of short stories titled 'Family of
Shadows' and his articles and short stories have been published in
the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. As for Alec Mouhibian,
in addition to writing for Slate and The Weekly Standard, he also
recently starred in the docudrama 'Heal America'. The duo founded
Bloodvine Media, the production company of '1915' and say the
following regarding their first feature film: "Our movie takes place
one hundred years after 1915, on the other side of the world. It is
about denial: what happens when the past is ignored; what happens when
it is confronted. With the centennial of the Armenian Genocide upon us,
we are ready to face the past together." The film is now preparing to
make its voice heard on social media with the hashtag #EndYourDenial
and adds that it aims to shed light not only on the Armenian Genocide,
but all the genocides of the previous century.
Soundtrack by Tankian
In the film, Simon Abkarian, an Armenian actor from France, plays
the Simon character. We most recently saw Abkarian in Fatih Akın's
'The Cut', and Abkarian's other roles include the 2006 James Bond film
'Casino Royale' and Atom Egoyan's 'Ararat'. The films other actors
include the Yerevan-born Angela Sarafyan of 'Twilight' fame and Sam
Page, who stars in the Golden Globe-winning series 'House of Cards'.
Serj Tankian, Grammy-Award winning musician and the vocalist of System
of a Down, composed the soundtrack of '1915'. Commenting on the film,
Tankian said, "This film has elements of trauma, ambiguity and magic,"
and added that he had created a musical score reflecting the spirit
of the film.
http://www.agos.com.tr/en/article/10784/1915-the-first-film-of-the-centennial
Lora Sarı 03.05.2015 10:24
CULTURE AND ARTS
'1915', a US-produced psychological thriller about the Genocide, will
be released across the USA on April 22. Co-written and co-directed
by Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian, the film features Simon
Abkarian, Angela Sarafyan, Sam Page, Nikolai Kinski and Jim Piddock
in its leading roles.
The film takes place within a single day, and its press release
summarizes its plot thus: "In 2015, exactly 100 years after the
Armenian Genocide, a theatre director named Simon is staging a play at
Los Angeles Theatre to honor the victims of that tragedy - a horrifying
crime forgotten and denied for an entire century. But as protesters
surround his theatre, and a series of mysterious accidents spread panic
among his actors, we realize that Simon's mission is more controversial
than we think - and the ghosts of the past are everywhere."
Garin Hovannisian, who co-wrote and co-produced '1915' with Alec
Mouhibian, also has a book of short stories titled 'Family of
Shadows' and his articles and short stories have been published in
the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. As for Alec Mouhibian,
in addition to writing for Slate and The Weekly Standard, he also
recently starred in the docudrama 'Heal America'. The duo founded
Bloodvine Media, the production company of '1915' and say the
following regarding their first feature film: "Our movie takes place
one hundred years after 1915, on the other side of the world. It is
about denial: what happens when the past is ignored; what happens when
it is confronted. With the centennial of the Armenian Genocide upon us,
we are ready to face the past together." The film is now preparing to
make its voice heard on social media with the hashtag #EndYourDenial
and adds that it aims to shed light not only on the Armenian Genocide,
but all the genocides of the previous century.
Soundtrack by Tankian
In the film, Simon Abkarian, an Armenian actor from France, plays
the Simon character. We most recently saw Abkarian in Fatih Akın's
'The Cut', and Abkarian's other roles include the 2006 James Bond film
'Casino Royale' and Atom Egoyan's 'Ararat'. The films other actors
include the Yerevan-born Angela Sarafyan of 'Twilight' fame and Sam
Page, who stars in the Golden Globe-winning series 'House of Cards'.
Serj Tankian, Grammy-Award winning musician and the vocalist of System
of a Down, composed the soundtrack of '1915'. Commenting on the film,
Tankian said, "This film has elements of trauma, ambiguity and magic,"
and added that he had created a musical score reflecting the spirit
of the film.
http://www.agos.com.tr/en/article/10784/1915-the-first-film-of-the-centennial