Thursday, December 8, 2011

Grandma's Tattoos

On December 7, 2011 the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan-Dearborn hosted the third North American Screening of a newly released documentary film Grandma's Tattoos.  The film used the relationship between filmmaker Suzanne Khardalian and her grandmother, who was a survivor of the Armenian genocide, to tell the story of thousands of Armenian women and girls that were sold into slavery and concubinage to Turks, Kurds, and Arabs in the early 1900's.

The film was a powerful experience that took a capacity audience in 1030 of the CASL Building through a range of emotions that evoked both laughter and tears.  Ms. Khardalian fielded questions candidly for nearly an hour after the screening.   

The first two screenings occurred in Los Angeles.  Ms. Khardalian has made three films focusing on the Armenian genocide.  In addition to Grandma's Tattoos she made Return to Ararat (1988) and I Hate Dogs (2005).  The film will soon be released in a DVD format that is compatible with U.S. technology.

The following trailer for the film is from the Detroit Free Press website.o see a trailer for the film  

http://www.dearbornfreepress.com/2011/11/24/grandmas-tattoos/

The screening of Grandma's Tattoos is the latest in excellent programming for the Armenian Research Center planned and executed by Director Dr. Ara Sanjian.

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