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My Sweet Land

By Alan Ng | January 2025

PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEW! Imagine you’re making a documentary, and about a third of the way into production, global…

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PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEW! Imagine you're making a documentary, and about a third of the way into production, global events take...

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AWARD THIS! 2023 NOMINEE! I'm willing to put myself out there. Until ten years ago, I never knew about the Armenian Genocide, not a single thing. I...

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CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! At the turn of the 20th century, one of the most horrific and historically invisible acts of genocide occurred by the...

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Aurora's Sunrise, a documentary directed and co-written by Inna Sahakyan, pulls back the curtain on two horrific chapters in the life of Armenian genocide...

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In Amerikatsi, it's 1947, and an Armenian-American repatriates to Armenia only to end up in a Soviet prison. Hopeless and alone, he discovers he can see...

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Musicians with a political message bear a heavy burden. They pursue justice through their music while running the risk of alienating segments of their...

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No matter how you and your ancestors arrived in the U.S., holding on to one's heritage becomes increasingly difficult over time from one generation to the...

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For filmmaker Naré Mkrtchyan, April 24, 2015, was an important day. It was the 100th Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. In 1915, Turkey and the Ottoman...

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The Armenian-Iranian drama Yeva depicts the story about one woman’s plight to escape, with her young daughter, from an existence seemingly beyond her...

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As a memorial to the 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide, the film Map of Salvation, director Aram Shahbazyan tells the story of five women, who...