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March 16, 2015
USC INSTITUTE OF ARMENIAN STUDIES
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, USA
Contact: Salpi Ghazarian, Director
[email protected]
213.821.3943
Armenians and Turkey: A Day of Documentary and Short Films
In collaboration with Life100, an exhibition at the Glendale Brand
Library, in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, the USC Institute of Armenian Studies will present an
afternoon of short films produced by filmmakers from Armenia and
Turkey on Sunday, March 22, 2015, 2-7 p.m. at Brand Library (1601
W. Mountain Street) in Glendale.
Many of the films are award-winning and all focus on the complex
relations between Armenians and the Turks in the century after the
genocide. All films are subtitled in English.
Refreshments will be available throughout the afternoon and visitors
are welcome to come and stay as long or as short as possible.
Schedule:
2:00 PM Saroyanland by Lusin Dink
72'
Saroyanland is a docu-drama focusing on the journey of famous writer
William Saroyan to the birthplace of his Armenian family Bitlis, in
Turkey in 1964
3:15 PM Barking Island by Serge Avedikian
15'
Winner of Palme d'Or Cannes 2010, Barking Island, an animated film, is
set in Constantinople in 1910 and follows 30,000 dogs forced into
exile, abandonment and death.
3:30 PM Neighbors by Gor Baghdasaryan
52'
The Armenian village Bagaran and the Turkish village Khalikishlak, on
opposite sides of the Armenian-Turkish border, within eyesight and
earshot of each other, are in fact neighbors.
4:20 PM Break
10'
4:30 PM A Rainy Day in April by Umit Kivanç
10'
An Armenian folk song arranged and performed by Turkish musicians, in
Memoriam April 24.
4:40 PM The Son of the Olive Merchant by Mathieu Zeitindjioglou
77'
Anna married Mathieu and they traveled to Turkey to find and
understand the roots of his family and his long last name.
6:00 PM My Bolis: Yasar Kurt by CivilNet
9'
One in a series of views of today's Istanbul, the old Bolis, through
the eyes of artist Yasar Kurt.
6:10 PM An Armenian Journey by Ted Boghosian
58'
The first film to appear on American public television on the Armenian
Genocide, the film traces the memories of Mariam Davis, a child
survivor adopted by an American family, 70 years earlier.
Please call 213.821.3943 with questions regarding the event, including
parking and directions.
About the Institute
Established in 2005, the USC Institute of Armenian Studies supports
multidisciplinary scholarship to re-define, explore and study the
complex issues that make up the contemporary Armenian experience -
from post-Genocide to the developing Republic of Armenia to the
evolving Diaspora. The institute encourages research, publications and
public service, and benefits from communication technologies that link
together the global academic and Armenian communities.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
USC INSTITUTE OF ARMENIAN STUDIES
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, USA
Contact: Salpi Ghazarian, Director
[email protected]
213.821.3943
Armenians and Turkey: A Day of Documentary and Short Films
In collaboration with Life100, an exhibition at the Glendale Brand
Library, in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, the USC Institute of Armenian Studies will present an
afternoon of short films produced by filmmakers from Armenia and
Turkey on Sunday, March 22, 2015, 2-7 p.m. at Brand Library (1601
W. Mountain Street) in Glendale.
Many of the films are award-winning and all focus on the complex
relations between Armenians and the Turks in the century after the
genocide. All films are subtitled in English.
Refreshments will be available throughout the afternoon and visitors
are welcome to come and stay as long or as short as possible.
Schedule:
2:00 PM Saroyanland by Lusin Dink
72'
Saroyanland is a docu-drama focusing on the journey of famous writer
William Saroyan to the birthplace of his Armenian family Bitlis, in
Turkey in 1964
3:15 PM Barking Island by Serge Avedikian
15'
Winner of Palme d'Or Cannes 2010, Barking Island, an animated film, is
set in Constantinople in 1910 and follows 30,000 dogs forced into
exile, abandonment and death.
3:30 PM Neighbors by Gor Baghdasaryan
52'
The Armenian village Bagaran and the Turkish village Khalikishlak, on
opposite sides of the Armenian-Turkish border, within eyesight and
earshot of each other, are in fact neighbors.
4:20 PM Break
10'
4:30 PM A Rainy Day in April by Umit Kivanç
10'
An Armenian folk song arranged and performed by Turkish musicians, in
Memoriam April 24.
4:40 PM The Son of the Olive Merchant by Mathieu Zeitindjioglou
77'
Anna married Mathieu and they traveled to Turkey to find and
understand the roots of his family and his long last name.
6:00 PM My Bolis: Yasar Kurt by CivilNet
9'
One in a series of views of today's Istanbul, the old Bolis, through
the eyes of artist Yasar Kurt.
6:10 PM An Armenian Journey by Ted Boghosian
58'
The first film to appear on American public television on the Armenian
Genocide, the film traces the memories of Mariam Davis, a child
survivor adopted by an American family, 70 years earlier.
Please call 213.821.3943 with questions regarding the event, including
parking and directions.
About the Institute
Established in 2005, the USC Institute of Armenian Studies supports
multidisciplinary scholarship to re-define, explore and study the
complex issues that make up the contemporary Armenian experience -
from post-Genocide to the developing Republic of Armenia to the
evolving Diaspora. The institute encourages research, publications and
public service, and benefits from communication technologies that link
together the global academic and Armenian communities.
###
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress