NOVI, Michigan (A.W.)—Filmmaker Bared Maronian presented his documentary “Orphans of the Genocide” at an event held at Novi Middle School here in Michigan.
Hosted by the ARF Azadamard gomideh of Detroit and the AYF Kopernik Tandourjian chapter of Detroit, the event featured a screening of the documentary followed by a discussion with the Maronian.
The event was moderated by Haygan Tcholakian, who welcomed the packed audience and introduced the filmmaker. In turn, Raffi Ourlian delivered remarks on behalf of the ARF.
Maronian introduced the film before the screening. He spoke about the inception of the project, and his research and work on the documentary. He noted that European and American archives were consulted, and that “some of the material featured in the documentary has never been circulated before.”
“The volume of material was so overwhelming that we could only feature a fraction in the film. To share some additional material, we published a companion book with the same title,” Maronian added.
“Orphans of the Genocide” will debut on Valley PBS (PVPT Channel 18) on April 18 at 7 p.m.
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