Operation Nemesis

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Saroyan For All Seasons

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Symphony Of Film

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Armenia Now

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November 19, 2015 – November 19, 2015 Map and Directions | Register Description: Interrupted Flight Register

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Opening Night

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Opening Night

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1915 THE MOVIE – May 7 in Toronto

STOP THE DENIAL and BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Starring Simon Abkarian (ARARAT, THE CUT) and Angela Sarafyan (LOST & FOUND IN ARMENIA, TWILLIGHT) with music by Serj Tankian from SYSTEM OF A DOWN. Do not miss this feature film about a couple that must confront denial in the context of what transpired in 1915.

WATCHERS OF THE SKY – Edet Belzberg – 120 min. – Documentary – PG 13

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Argentina/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Netherlands/Poland/Rwanda/Sudan (Darfur)/USA Oscar-nominated director Edet Belzberg presents a rewarding documentary on the history of genocide. Inspired by Samantha Power’s Pulitzer Prize winning book, A Problem from Hell: America in the Age of Genocide, the film begins with the career of Raphael Lemkin, who coined the term ‘genocide’ and highlights the contributions of today’s […]

THE CAPTIVE – Canada – Atom Egoyan – 112 min. – Suspense Thriller – PG 13

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Academy Award nominated director Atom Egoyan’s latest and potentially most entertaining film, involves a uniquely original plot and an impressive cast with strong performances by Ryan Reynolds, Rosario Dawson, Scott Speedman, Mireille Enos, Bruce Greenwood and Kevin Durand – who plays the role of the super creepy chief villain. The film was shot in the […]

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GAREGIN NJDEH (Armenia)

Following 1915, the small but independent state of Armenia was left to fend for itself and facing the risk of absolute extinction, but for the heroics of one man, who emerged as one of the greatest military leaders in Armenian history. The Soviet authorities attempted to erase his legacy, but modern day Armenia would not […]

DEVIL'S KNOT – Canada/USA – 114 min. – Atom Egoyan

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The first feature film about the notorious 1993 West Memphis murders is presented in a potently human manner by the ingenious Atom Egoyan (ADORATION). Depicting the lynch-mob fever that grips a small tightly knit community, the film demonstrates the potentially lethal consequences that flow as a result of a myopic prosecution combined with botched investigative […]

PARADJANOV – Serge Avedikian (ARAM) – Armenia/Georgia/Russia/Ukraine – 95 min

Paradjanov – A feature film by Serge Avedikian and Olena Fetisova

The epic story of the larger than life cinematographic genius who was always at odds with the Soviet authorities, yet his imagination captured a nation. This long awaited biopic about a cultural icon is directed by Serge Avedikian who also plays the role of the man whom the artistic giants of other countries simply refered to as The […]

ORPHANS OF THE GENOCIDE – directed by Bared Maronian –Armenia/Canada/Lebanon/Syria /USA – 91 min. – Canadian Premiere – PG 13

ORPHANS OF THE GENOCIDE

Emmy-award winning documentary commemorates the memory of the orphans of the Armenian genocide.  The film took inspiration from an article by Robert Fisk about the discovery of the Armenian orphanage in Antoura, near Beirut, Lebanon. The orphanage was intended to “turkify” the orphans, based on the agenda of Ahmad Jamal Pasha. Maronian also provides a […]

MILK, CARNATIONS & A GODLY SONG: The Legacy of Daniel Varoujan

MILK, CARNATIONS & A GODLY SONG

The film is a search into the literary legacy of Daniel Varoujan (1884-1915), one of the pillars of Armenian literature. Through close analysis of his poetry by renowned experts and reading his poem, we get to have a glimpse of how Armenian literally thinking has evolved from the Pagan times up to 2010, April 24th […]

HAMSHEN AT CROSSROADS OF PAST AND PRESENT – Armenia/Turkey/Western Armenia – 60 min. – directed by Professor Lusine Sahakyan – Canadian Premiere – Rated: Family

Hamshen at the Crossroads of Past and Present

A film dedicated to the current state of the descendants of the Armenians of Hamshen (Hamshentsis); a people who were forcibly Islamicized (‘Turkified’) by the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century. Today, they live primarily in the provinces of Rizeh and Artvin, as well as in Istanbul and other large cities in Turkey.  The film […]

ADAPTATION – Canada – 6 min. – Emmanuel Shirinian

This short film explores the emotional experience of immigration through the eyes of Toni Silberman, human rights activist and Holocaust educator. A powerful and moving documentary presented in a hybrid of various forms, including re-enactment, archival footage & collage.

****DEVIL’S NIGHT – directed by Ara Sagherian – Canada – 12 min.

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A married man’s world unravels when he discovers his wife’s adulterous ways. Sagherian is a recent POMGrant recipient and this will be his fifth contribution to the Pomegranate Film Festival following up on HOLDING (POM VII), MATURE WHITEHEADS (POM VI), SPARE CHANGE (POM VI) and HORIZON (POM V).

***WAITING – directed Nara Karapetyan – Armenia – 11 min.

A young boy keeps in touch with his father who is living in Syria as an expat worker. Through the correspondence, the boy shares his emotions and thoughts. His mother withholds the harsh truth from the child, wanting to keep his hopeful spirit alive. Karapetyan is a young filmmaker from Yerevan.

DEVIL’S DEN – directed by Arev Manoukian – Canada – 5 min.

This film is the hauntingly dark journey of a newly married man trapped in a deep erotic dream. The dream quickly turns into a nightmare as he spirals down into the Devil’s Den. Filmed for electronic music artist Skrillex and Wolfgang Gartner. Manoukian received honorary mention for his short film NUIT BLANCHE at POM V.