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Country: USA
RIGLER THEATRE Saturday, November 14, 2015 – 4:30 PM (Egyptian)
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Straw Dolls (2015)
BEST SHORT FILM NOMINEE
Country: USA
Director: Jon Milano
Writer: Jon Milano
Producer: Justin Alpern, Jon Milano
Duration: 00:17:30
Language: Armenian
A look at the Armenian genocide through the lens of a father desperately trying to protect his daughter from the deportation being forced upon them by Turkish soldiers. Straw Dolls tells the story of a how a father and daughter sacrifice their own wellbeing for a mother and her young daughter. Based on a series of true events, the film takes place during the start of the Armenian Genocide.