Community Events
A Century of Armenian Cinema: From Silent Movies to the Genius of Parajanov
BFI Southbank Belvedere Rd, London, United KingdomTo celebrate the centenary of legendary Armenian director Sergei Parajanov and Armenian cinema, we present an evening of early Armenian films featuring Parajanov’s 1967 short Hakob Hovnatanyan, and Hamo Beknazarian’s… Continue reading A Century of Armenian Cinema: From Silent Movies to the Genius of Parajanov
“Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility, 1876-1908” by Dr. İlkay Yılmaz
University Business Center 5245 N. Backer Ave., Fresno State, United Statesİlkay Yılmaz reconsiders the history of two political issues, the Armenian and Macedonian questions, approaching both through the lens of mobility restrictions during the late Ottoman Empire from 1876 to… Continue reading “Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility, 1876-1908” by Dr. İlkay Yılmaz
“The Future of the Past: Pathways for Saving Armenian Vestiges in Turkey” by Dr. Simon Maghakyan
University Business Center 5245 N. Backer Ave., Fresno State, United StatesThe lecture will identify and assess domestic, interstate, and international opportunities and challenges for preserving Armenian heritage remnants in the Turkish Republic. It will then discuss three scenarios, detailing the… Continue reading “The Future of the Past: Pathways for Saving Armenian Vestiges in Turkey” by Dr. Simon Maghakyan
“Khatchkars: Emblematic Art of Armenians” by Hrair Hawk Khatcherian
University Business Center 5245 N. Backer Ave., Fresno State, United StatesAmong the creations of Armenian artistic genius, which gives this nation an important place in art's universal history, the khatchkar (khatch=cross; kar=stone) is probably the most iconic example of this… Continue reading “Khatchkars: Emblematic Art of Armenians” by Hrair Hawk Khatcherian
Film Screening: “Strangers in a Promised Land”
UCLA James Bridges Theater 235 Charles E Young Dr EA screening of the remastered 1984 documentary about the struggles of Armenian immigrants arriving in California in the early 1900s, followed by a discussion with prominent member of the Fresno… Continue reading Film Screening: “Strangers in a Promised Land”
North American Premiere: MY SWEET LAND an Artsakh documentary film
My Sweet Land, Jordan's Official Submission to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film will have its North American premiere in New York on November 16th and 17th.… Continue reading North American Premiere: MY SWEET LAND an Artsakh documentary film
North American Premiere: MY SWEET LAND an Artsakh documentary film
My Sweet Land, Jordan's Official Submission to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film will have its North American premiere in New York on November 16th and 17th.… Continue reading North American Premiere: MY SWEET LAND an Artsakh documentary film
NY Premiere: THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT at DOC NYC Film Festival
Village East by Angelika 181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY, United StatesThe first line of every Armenian fairy tale, THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT tells the collective myth of a homeland lost forever — and four women’s resistance to that loss.… Continue reading NY Premiere: THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT at DOC NYC Film Festival
NY Premiere: THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT at DOC NYC Film Festival
Village East by Angelika 181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY, United StatesThe first line of every Armenian fairy tale, THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT tells the collective myth of a homeland lost forever — and four women’s resistance to that loss.… Continue reading NY Premiere: THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT at DOC NYC Film Festival
KEF TIME FRESNO IV
Holy Trinity Armenian Church Fresno 2226 Ventura Ave, Fresno, CA, United StatesKef'uh Ooreh? Hos Eh! KEF TIME FRESNO IV Saturday, January 25, 2025 Holy Trinity Armenian Church – 2226 E Cesar Chavez Blvd, Fresno, CA 93721 ********************************** DOORS OPEN @ 6:00… Continue reading KEF TIME FRESNO IV