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Sunday, November 6, 2016 – 1:45 PM
Documentary Program 7
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, Egyptian Theatre
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THE OTHER SIDE OF HOME
40 min (USA, 2016)

2016 Arpa IFF BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM NOMINEE

Director: Nare Mkrtchyan
Producers: Nare Mkrtchyan, Rob Fried, Iliana Guevara, Cristina Malavenda

In 1915, an estimated 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottoman Turks, in what historians call the first genocide of the 20th century. In 2015, a Turkish woman named Maya discovers that her great grandmother was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. As Maya wrestles with this new reality, she comes to embody the conflict that remains unresolved between the two people. She has two conflicting identities: one that suffers and the other that denies the suffering and its causes. The Other Side of Home is a documentary that follows Maya as she goes to Armenia to take part in the 100th commemoration of the Genocide and to explore her new-found roots. This film is a universal story of identity, denial, and how the experience of genocide creates a ripple effect for future generations on both sides.

Notable screenings, awards and mentions:

2016, MGN Five Star Cinema
2016, The Golden Apricot Film Festival
2016, Naregatsi Art Institute- Vardanants 16/1, Yerevan, Armenia
2016, USC school of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles CA[/vc_column_text][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”7474,7475,7473″ layout=”fullwidth” gallery_style=”1″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/otxmBjXjJUk”][/vc_column][/vc_row]