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KCET Los Angeles
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Diana Barraza, KCET (323) 953-5707; [email protected]
Cathy Williams, KCET (323) 953-5243; [email protected]
KCET AIRS `ARMENIAN EXILE’ AND `MY SON SHALL BE ARMENIAN’ AS
PART OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL DAY ON APRIL 24
Los Angeles, CA – March 30, 2010 – KCET, public media for Southern
and Central California, presents a special live night of programming
featuring back-to-back documentaries by filmmaker Hagop Goudsouzian in
observance of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on Saturday, April 24.
Goudsouzian, a Canadian filmmaker, and Larry Zarian, Vice Chair of the
California State Transportation Commission and former mayor of Glendale,
host the evening, which begins with Armenian Exile at 7:00 p.m.,
followed by My Son Shall Be Armenian at 8:30 p.m.
In Armenian Exile, Goudsouzian paints a self-portrait in which he
pursues a greater understanding of his cultural roots.
In 1988, Nagorno-Karabakh’s war for independence was in the headlines
worldwide. Halfway across the world in Canada, Goudsouzian’s peaceful
world was suddenly shaken: `I had forgotten I was Armenian, until I
saw the courage of these people who had never forgotten who they were
and knew what they had to do.’
Then, again in 1991, the independence of Armenia triggered a new
beginning for Goudsouzian. At this point, he embarked on what he
considers his most important adventure – to touch this mythical land
in search of his roots.
In Armenian Exile, Goudsouzian travels to Armenia for the first time, in
search of the ultimate connection with his forgotten and sometimes
ignored identity. Seeking clarity of both history and self,
Goudsouzian’s reflection on Armenian identity is also at the heart of
his next installment, My Son Shall Be Armenian.
My Son Shall Be Armenian follows Goudsouzian and five Montreal men and
women of Armenian descent to Armenia in search of survivors of the 1915
Armenian Genocide. Through interviews with elders and the touching
accounts of his fellow travelers, Goudsouzian crafts a dignified and
poignant film on the need to make peace with the past in order to turn
toward the future. This documentary is broadcast in French with English
subtitles.
Encore broadcasts of Armenian Exile and My Son Shall Be Armenian will
air on Sunday, April 25 at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively.