My Son Shall Be Armenian
My Son Shall Be Armenian | |
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Directed by | Hagop Goudsouzian |
Written by | Hagop Goudsouzian Georgette Duchaine |
Produced by | Yves Bisaillon |
Narrated by | Hagop Goudsouzian |
Cinematography | Alberto Feio |
Edited by | André Corriveau |
Music by | Ararat Petrossian |
Production company | |
Release date | 2004 |
Running time | 80 min 43 s |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
My Son Shall Be Armenian (Original French title: Mon fils sera arménien) is a 2004 Canadian documentary by Hagop Goudsouzian, who travels to Armenia and Syria with five other members of Montreal's Armenian community who lost relatives in the Armenian Genocide, to speak with survivors.[1]
In Syria, Goudsouzian films in Deir ez-Zor, where thousands of Armenians were marched to death. In one scene, he scrapes the soil around a church and discovers the remains of what appears to be a mass grave, scooping up bones, a wedding ring and a bullet. In Armenia, Goudsouzian visits villages that had been renamed for former settlements, finding elders who recount what had occurred to their parents and siblings.[2]
My Son Shall Be Armenian incorporates archival photographs and footage from a Hollywood silent movie based on the accounts of one survivor who escaped to the United States during the genocide.[2] Participants in the film include Canadian artist Lousnak and TV host Patrick Masbourian.[3][4]
My Son Shall Be Armenian was produced in French by the National Film Board of Canada.
References
- ^ Smith, Joanna (Apr 6, 2009). "Filmmaker confronts bitter cultural legacy". Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ a b Skrypuch, Marsha (March 3, 2006). "My Son Shall Be Armenian". Canadian Materials. XII (13). Winnipeg: Manitoba Library Association. ISSN 1201-9364.
- ^ "LES RENDEZ-VOUS DU CINÉMA QUÉBÉCOIS". Montreal Film Journal. 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ Couillard, Claude. "MON FILS SERA ARMÉNIEN". Guide culturel (in French). Montreal: Radio Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
External links
- 2004 films
- Armenian-Canadian culture
- Armenian Genocide films
- Armenian films
- Canadian films
- Quebec films
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- Documentary films about the Armenian Genocide
- Deir ez-Zor
- 2004 documentary films
- Canadian documentary films
- National Film Board of Canada films
- Quebec film stubs
- 2000s Canadian film stubs