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Prior Years — #Film

Vahe Oshagan: Between Acts ~ Screening & Discussion w/filmmaker Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Vahe Oshagan: Between Acts ~ Screening & Discussion w/filmmaker Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Vahé Oshagan: Between Acts 7:00 pm, Wednesday, October 12, 2019 Columbia University in New York - Knox Hall 208, 606 West 122nd Street, New York, NY Vahé Oshagan: Between Acts is a literary biography of the preeminent writer and public intellectual of the modern Armenian diaspora.The film infuses the traditional documentary with visual, sound-text, and scholarly interpretations of Oshagan’s poetry and prose. It features readings and commentary by Oshagan of his own poetry, as well as analyses by well-known literary critics Krikor Beledian, Krikor Chahinian, Marc Nichanian; and electronic compositions by Ohannes Salibian.A discussion with filmmaker Hrayr Eulmessekian will follow.Questions? Email...

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The Stateless Diplomat ~ New York Screening ~ October 2, 2019

The Stateless Diplomat ~ New York Screening ~ October 2, 2019

"The Stateless Diplomat: Diana Apcar's Heroic Life," a Documentary by Mimi Malayan   Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 7:00-8:30 pm, at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, 420 West 118th Street  Conference Room 918 (9th floor), New York, NY 10027 Join us for a screening of The Stateless Diplomat, which tells the story of Diana Apcar, a 19th century Armenian writer living in Japan who became the de facto ambassador of the short-lived First Armenian Republic. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Apcar's great granddaughter Mimi Malayan. Mimi Malayan was born and raised in San Francisco for the first decade of her...

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The Stateless Diplomat - A Film Screening ~ September 29, 2019

The Stateless Diplomat - A Film Screening ~ September 29, 2019

"The Stateless Diplomat: Diana Apcar's Heroic Life," a Documentary by Mimi Malayan Sunday, September 29, 2019, 6:00-8:30 pm, at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472Please join us for this special screening of a unique documentary on the extraordinary life of Diana Apcar, Armenain activist, humanitarian, and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia to Japan in 1920. Reception and opportunity to meet the Director after the screening.Tickets are on sale from the Mosesian Center for the Arts: $10 in advance or $20 at the door.ORGANIZED BY: THE ARMENIAN CULTURAL FOUNDATIONCO-SPONSORSAmaras Art AllianceArlington International Film FestivalArmenian...

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