Thursday, April 23, 2015 | 4-9 PM
The Ray Stark Family Theatre
SCA 108, George Lucas Building Lobby,
USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex
900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA
90007
For Immediate Release
April 9, 2015
USC INSTITUTE OF ARMENIAN STUDIES
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, USA
Contact: Salpi Ghazarian, Director
213.821.3943
Armenians
and Turkey: A Night of Documentary and Short Films
On
the occasion of the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the USC
Institute of Armenian Studies will present a night of short films produced by
filmmakers from Armenia and Turkey on Thursday, April 23, 2015, 4-9 p.m. at USC
School of Cinematic Arts, The Ray Stark Family Theatre (SCA 108, George Lucas
Building Lobby, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007)
Many
of the films are award-winning and in addition to being provocative, thoughtful
and intriguing, they 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 during the breaks.
Schedule:
4:00
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
5:15
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.
5:30
PM Break 15’
5:45
PM Neighbors
by Gor Baghdasaryan 52’
The Armenian
village Bagaran and the Turkish village Khalikislak, on opposite sides of the
Armenian-Turkish border, within eyesight and earshot of each other, are in fact
neighbors.
6:40
PM Bolis by Eric Nazarian 20’
Bolis, as Armenians call
Istanbul, tells the story of an Armenian oud musician from the diaspora who
travels to Istanbul to find his grandfather’s oud shop and other memories and
heirlooms lost during the Armenian Genocide.
7:00
PM A Rainy Day in April by Ümit Kıvanç 10’
An Armenian folk song arranged
and performed by Turkish musicians, in memoriam of the Armenian Genocide on April
24.
7:10
PM Break 15’
7:25
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.
8:45
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.
Directions and
parking information:
We advise
guests to park in Parking Structure D, located at
the intersection of W. Jefferson Blvd. & Royal Street. (across from
the Shrine). See attached map for the location of the event (School of
Cinematic Arts)
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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