Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Prior Years — Film Discussion

JACKIE IN THE NEAR EAST ~ Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom

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.

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PHOTOS BY KIRK: Film Screening & Discussion ~ Sunday, March 28, 2021 ~ On Zoom

PHOTOS BY KIRK: Film Screening & Discussion ~ Sunday, March 28, 2021 ~ On Zoom

Photos by Kirk tells the story of an Armenian Genocide survivor who immigrated to America in 1920 and worked as a photographer in the Bronx from the 1920s to 1970s.

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