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March 27, 2006
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KCET’s LIFE & TIMES PROFILES ARMENIAN FILMMAKER
MICHAEL HAGOPIAN ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
(Los Angeles) – Life & Times, KCET television’s signature local news and
public affairs series, profiles Armenian filmmaker Michael Hagopian on
Wednesday, April 12, in a segment that will also be available online at
KCET.org. For 25 years, Hagopian has traveled the world interviewing
survivors of the Armenian mass killings of 1915. Host Val Zavala visits
with the former UCLA professor-turned-filmmaker at his home-based
workshop, which contains about 400 interviews he has captured on film for
his next documentary `Caravans Along the Euprhrates.’ Life & Times airs
Monday – Friday (6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m..) on KCET.
Born in Turkey, Hagopian and his family survived these killings, also
known as the Armenian Genocide, because his father, a skilled physician,
was in great demand. The story of Hagopian’s filmmaking career begins in
Fresno, California, includes stops at prestigious universities, and takes
viewers on a fascinating journey of one man’s passion for communicating
the history of his homeland through film. Hagopian has produced and
directed two documentaries on the Armenian genocide. Now in his 80’s,
Hagopian’s third and current project, `Caravans Along the Euphrates,’ is
significant because it uses survivors to tell the story.
KCET broadcasts the premiere of `Le Génocide Arménien’ (`The Armenian
Genocide’), the 2005 documentary by French filmmaker Laurence Jourdan, on
Monday, April 17 (9:00 – 10:00 p.m.). The encore of `My Son Shall Be
Armenian’ by Armenian-Canadian filmmaker Hagop Goudsouzian airs on Monday,
April 24 (9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.), followed by a repeat of the Life & Times
segment featuring Michael Hagopian. Additional information about the films
and filmmakers is available on KCET.org.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
