A film of striking beauty and mystery on the first Armenian expedition to Mount Ararat. An extraordinary motion picture about the history of the world's most famous mountain.
The Forgotten Genocide, along with the Supplement to The Forgotten Genocide comprises the contents of The Armenian Case. Narrated by television and motion picture star Mike Connors.
A film originally commissioned by the State of California after a nation-wide competition. Specially prepared for young people.
Skilled chefs share cherished cooking secrets with a step-by-step demonstration of a variety of traditional Armenian foods. Favorite recipes include selections from hor d'oeuvres to main dishes and desserts. The diversities of regional preparations will be noted in conjunction with a historical and cultural perspective.
The story of the original Armenians immigrating from Turkey to Fresno, California, and the establishment of the city of Fresno as an Armenian center.
An inspiring view of how the Armenian survivors of the Genocide established a new life for themselves in Syria.
The classic documentary of the first genocide of the Twentieth Century. Narrated by television and motion picture star Mike Connors.
The Supplement to The Forgotten Genocide continues beyond the Genocide, to the establishment of the first Armenian Republic in 1918, the Sovietization of Armenia and the rebuilding of Armenian life in Diaspora. Narrated by television and motion picture star Mike Connors.
The story of a family's journey from Turkish-occupied Bitlis to Fresno, California and their life in Fresno, spanning 100 years.
Set against the backdrop of World War I and rare archival footage, distinguished academic experts and eyewitnesses recount horrors of the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman government.
A captivating journey through the ancient Armenian homeland with sequences on Istanbul, Ani, Ankara, Adana, Aintab, Kharpert, Akhtamar, Bitlis, Kars, Van and Soviet Armenia.
Legacy depicts the work of the Armenian Film Foundation and the importance of motion pictures in telling the Armenian story. Rare sequences reveal for the first time the burning of Smyrna, Kurds living on the slopes of Mount Ararat, lost Armenian communities in the Great Syrian Desert, and selected testimonies of eyewitness survivors of the Armenian Genocide now living in North America and Australia.
A rare documentary by the U.S. Army of General James G. Harbord's mission to Turkey and the Republic of Armenia in 1919.
The saga of the Armenians of Fresno, California (1879 to present day) depicting the universal experience of immigration, overcoming of adversity and discrimination, to become successful and prominent citizens. Narrated by former California Governor George Deukmejian.
From his archives of 400 testimonies of survivors and eyewitnesses, award-winning filmmaker J. Michael Hagopian weaves a compelling story of terrifying intensity, taking the viewer from the highland waters of the river to the burning deserts of Syria... and to the final resting place of those whose blood ran red in the waters of the Euphrates.
This feature-length documentary focuses on the day-to-day tragedy unfolding in Kharpert-Mezreh, one among 4000 towns and villages of the former Ottoman Empire in 1915, where monumental forces were unleashed by a policy of annihilation.
J. Michael Hagopian's classic documentary with emphasis on Armenian history - the first film ever produced on the Armenian Genocide.