Prior Years — Armenian Film Foundation
Strangers in a Promised Land ~ Friday, November 15, 2024 ~ In-Person (UCLA James Bridges Theater)
A 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 Armenian community Mr. Bryan Bedrosian, and Carla Garapedian, Ph.D. of the Armenian Film Foundation.
The Fresno Premiere Screening of “Strangers in a Promised Land Remastered” ~ Friday, September 20, 2024 ~ In-Person (Fresno State)
A movie screening on the Armenian community in Fresno, California.
SERGEI PARAJANOV AT ONE HUNDRED: Chimeras of Nation, Form, and Being ~ Thursday through Saturday, February 22-24, 2024 ~ In-Person
Drawing inspiration from Parajanov’s description of himself as a chimera, this centennial conference aims to examine the myriad border crossings and hybridities that characterize his life and oeuvre.
JACKIE IN THE NEAR EAST ~ Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom
The world premiere of the recently discovered lost film, “Jackie in the Near East,” a 1924 short film produced by the Near East Relief (NER) and featuring child-star Jackie Coogan, who helped raise millions of dollars in America for orphans of the Armenian Genocide.
CELEBRATING THE VAHAKN DADRIAN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BOOK COLLECTION ~ Sunday, October 22, 2023 ~ In-Person
You are invited to a special in-person event to mark a major new addition to the USC Libraries Holocaust & Genocide Studies Collection. The Vahakn Dadrian Armenian Genocide Book Collection is made possible by the Ararat Eskijian Museum and Research Center.
REMEMBRANCES: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha ~ Wednesday, March 15, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Dr. Carla Garapedian, who wrote the preface to this new edition of Remembrances: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha, will provide a general introduction and Bedo Demirdjian, translator of the memoir, will talk about the challenges of working with this manuscript.
PICTURING THE OTTOMAN ARMENIAN WORLD: Photography in Erzurum, Harput, Van and Beyond ~Thursday, January 19, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
The Armenian contribution to Ottoman photography is supposedly well known, with histories documenting the famous studios of the imperial capital, Ottoman Armenian-run establishments that produced Orientalist visions for tourists and images of modernity for a domestic elite.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY: Armenian Treasures of Artsakh, New Julfa, and Romania ~ Sunday, November 6, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event
Join us for an intimate photographic journey and conversation between Dr. Carla Garapedian of the Armenian Film Foundation and renowned photographer Hrair Hawk Khatcherian on his travels to four major Armenian landmarks.
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.
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,