Aurora's Sunrise

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Aurora's Sunrise

Virtual Q&A with filmmaker Inna Sahakyan, moderated by Movies That Matter’s Artistic Director Margje de Koning

2022. 96 m. Inna Sahakyan. Verena Films. Armenia. Armenian with subtitles. Rated NR.

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A genocide survivor becomes a silent movie star: Aurora Mardiganian’s odyssey is close to unreal. After losing her family, escaping slavery, and enduring Hollywood greed, she journeys far to tell the world of the Armenian Genocide.

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"In director Inna Sahakyan’s medium-bending Aurora’s Sunrise, the animation is essential, not just to understanding the story but to grasping its purpose."
Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times

"The film’s coherence is a reflection of both the skill of the filmmaker, and the heroic efforts of Aurora herself to ensure that her view of history would not be forgotten."
Teo Bugbee, The New York Times

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Virtual Q&A with filmmaker Inna Sahakyan, moderated by Movies that Matter's Artistic Director Margje de Koning

Sunday, Oct. 8 2023, 4:30

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Inna Sahakyan is a documentary director, producer and scriptwriter, born and raised in Yerevan, Armenia. Inna’s work focuses on uncovering untold stories on the nature of humanity via creative and intimate filmmaking.

This film is part of the Global Watch: Movies that Matter series.