Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Current Year — Armenian Film Foundation

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS at USC SHOAH FOUNDATION: An Overview ~ Friday, October 28, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS at USC SHOAH FOUNDATION: An Overview ~ Friday, October 28, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event

The presentation will provide an overview of the collections and a demonstration on how to use the Visual History Archive by Manuk Avedikyan, former program officer (Armenian Genocide collections) at USC Shoah Foundation.

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STATIONS OF THE CROSSON THE VIA DOLOROSA, 1875-2022: A Photographic and Archaeological Journey ~ Wednesday, June 29, 2022 ~ On Zoom

STATIONS OF THE CROSSON THE VIA DOLOROSA, 1875-2022: A Photographic and Archaeological Journey ~ Wednesday, June 29, 2022 ~ On Zoom

Launching a new exhibit from the Armenian Image Archive, the panelists will explore the fourteen "Stations of the Cross" along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, highlighting photographs from the Bonfils Studio in 1875 and new images from photographer Jack Persekian,

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1860 GESARIA (KAYSERI) TO LOS ANGELES 2022: Mapping Culture & Sharing Stories ~ February 26-27, 2022 ~ In Person/On Zoom

1860 GESARIA (KAYSERI) TO LOS ANGELES 2022: Mapping Culture & Sharing Stories ~  February 26-27, 2022 ~ In Person/On Zoom

This special two-day, in person and Zoom event will highlight mid-19th century Armenian life and cultural history featured in the newly translated memoir of Setrak Timourian and his family’s migration from Gesaria (Kayseri) to Los Angeles.

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ROUBEN MAMOULIAN: An American-Armenian Theater and Film Director and Artist ~ Friday, October 8, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

ROUBEN MAMOULIAN: An American-Armenian Theater and Film Director and Artist ~ Friday, October 8, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Please join us for this work-in-progress presentation, marking the 124th birth anniversary of American-Armenian stage and screen director Rouben Mamoulian.

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NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE SHOOTING OF TALAAT PASHA IN BERLIN 1921: AFTER 100 YEARS ~ Monday, March 15, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE SHOOTING OF TALAAT PASHA IN BERLIN 1921: AFTER 100 YEARS ~ Monday, March 15, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

On March 15, 1921, Soghomon Tehlirian shot and killed former Ottoman Grand Vizier and principal architect of the Armenian Genocide Talaat Pasha in Berlin, as part of a larger effort to exact justice for the destruction of the Armenian people by the Ottoman government

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