ARPA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: MULTICULTURAL VISIONS

Los Angeles Times – Calendar Live – CA
Nov 1 2007

MULTICULTURAL VISIONS

Dedicated to "cultivating understanding and global empathy," the Arpa
International Film Festival focuses on cinema that explores diaspora,
exile and multiculturalism. Though traditionally spotlighting
Armenian filmmakers, it will present 103 films from 23 countries,
including Michael Goorjian’s short film "The War Prayer" (above),
starring Jeremy Sisto and based on a Mark Twain short story, and the
U.S. premiere of Eric Nazarian’s "The Blue Hour," about intertwining
lives in L.A. Awards will honor screenwriter Mardik Martin ("Raging
Bull"), actress Shohreh Aghdashloo ("The Nativity Story") and actor
Ken Davitian ("Borat"). Given what occurred at the Golden Globes,
we can only imagine Davitian’s acceptance speech. Fri.-Sun., Egyptian
Theatre,