A genocide survivor becomes a silent movie star. At only 14 years old, Aurora loses everything during the horror of the Armenian Genocide. But with luck and extraordinary courage, she escapes to New York, where her story becomes a media sensation. After publishing a memoir of her experiences, Aurora goes
Directed by Inna Sahakyan (Aurora’s Sunrise, AFFA 2024) and Ruben Ghazaryan, Outliving Shakespeare is a poignant documentary set in a derelict Soviet-era retirement home in Armenia, where a group of elderly residents gathers to rehearse the original play Shakespeare’s Sins. As they journey from auditions to opening night, rehearsals become
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Softly spoken, in a man’s world, Emma Darling Cushman was an American nurse who crossed the world to serve in the Ottoman Empire – then war came, disease spread, and families were torn from their homes, turning her into the woman everyone ran to when the world broke apart. Locals
Erhan Arik, a Turkish photographer, grew up in a house previously inhabited by Armenians who were driven out by the massacres in 1915. He was never interested in this episode of history until he heard a voice in a dream asking him: “Why did you turn that room into a
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Follow the deeply personal journeys of two individuals in this emotionally powerful documentary as they navigate their relationship with faith and find God’s presence on their own paths. Through intimate access to their lives and reflections from priests and spiritual leaders, the film explores how each person wrestles with doubt,
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