Location: St.
Gregory Armenian Catholic Church, 100 Northdale Rd., Toronto ON
Date:
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Time:
7:30 PM
Join us for a discussion between, Dr. Hayk Demoyan,
Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute visiting from Yerevan, and
Atom Egoyan, internationally renowned filmmaker of Toronto. Both intellectuals
are involved in different but related research and projects on Aurora
Mardiganian in terms of installations and/or exhibitions.
Aurora Mardiganian’s personal story was first published
as Ravished Armenia in 1918 after she was approached in New York by, a young
screenwriter, who helped her write and publish her narrative, a very popular
eyewitness report on the Armenian Genocide. The narrative was used for writing
a film script that was produced in 1919. Mardiganian played herself in the
silent film, reliving her trauma. Mardiganian was referred to in the press as a
Joan of Arc, describing her as the spokesperson for the victims of the horrors
that were then taking place in Turkey and the catalyst for the humanist
movement in America. At its peak, the book sold more than 360,000 copies, and
the film helped Near East Relief raise more than $100 million. The film was
respected by critics and despite the sex and violence depicted, its subject matter
made it above reproach.
One review stated, “Certainly there has never been a
picture which brought more clearly to the minds of the spectators the horrible
tortures which these people were made to suffer. The entire film is … so
engrossing and realistic in its portrayal that one almost forgets that he is
not witnessing the actual crimes.”
A clip from the original silent film will be shown as
part of the program. The Zoryan Institute had the foresight to interview Aurora
Mardiganian in the late 1980s, as part of its Oral History Program. A clip from
that interview will also be shown.
On this occasion Dr. Demoyan, as Secretary of the
National Commission on the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, will also give an
update on the planned centennial activities.
Location: St.
Gregory Armenian Catholic Church, 100 Northdale Rd., Toronto, ON
Date:
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Time:
7:30 PM
The Zoryan Institute
zoryan@zoryaninstitute.org
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