{"id":1907,"date":"2010-07-21T16:54:39","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T16:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2010-07-21T16:55:02","modified_gmt":"2010-07-21T16:55:02","slug":"rep-schiff-to-host-screening-of-armenian-genocide-documentary-%e2%80%98aghet%e2%80%99-on-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=1907","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Schiff to Host Screening of Armenian Genocide Documentary \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056d\u009cAghet\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7 on Capitol Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) will be hosting the Capitol Hill premiere of \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093AGHET: A GENOCIDE\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0080\u009c a documentary depicting the annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 and calling attention to the Turkish Government’s campaign of Genocide denial.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

PRLog (Press Release)<\/em> \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0080\u009c Jul 15, 2010<\/em> \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0080\u009c WHAT: \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0The Capitol Hill premiere of the 90-minute documentary \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093AGHET: A GENOCIDE\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d, followed by a panel discussion on the impact of Turkey\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s Genocide denial on international human rights policy.<\/p>\n

WHEN: \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0Wednesday, July 21, 2010<\/p>\n

6:00pm: Reception with Director Eric Friedler;
\n6:30pm: Opening Remarks by Congressional Host, Rep. Adam Schiff, followed by screening. \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0
\n8:00pm: Panel discussion featuring Friedler, former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans,
\nSCREAMERS Director Carla Garapedian, and Vartkes Yeghiayan, Director of the Center for Armenian Remembrance. \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0<\/p>\n

WHERE: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2325<\/p>\n

WHO: \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0 The screening is hosted by Congressional Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res. 252) lead sponsor, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0The panel discussion following the film is organized by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and will feature remarks by<\/p>\n

ERIC FRIEDLER: \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0Award-winning filmmaker, and Commissioning Editor for Drama at NDR Television (Germany), director of the acclaimed film about BMW’s Quandt family, “The Silence of the Quandts,” and “Inside the Kremlin.”<\/p>\n

AMB. JOHN EVANS: \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0Former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, with over 35 years of meritorious service at the U.S. State Department, recalled from his posting for proper characterization of the Armenian Genocide as \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056d\u009cgenocide.\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7<\/p>\n

CARLA GARAPEDIAN: \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0Director of the movie “Screamers,” looking at genocides and genocide denial in the last century; award-winning documentary fillmmaker of “Lifting the Veil,” “Children of the Secret State,” “Dying for the President,” “My Friend the Mercenary.”<\/p>\n

VARTKES YEGHIAYAN: \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0Lead attorney for the case against New York Life Insurance company, which returned unpaid claims to victims of the Armenian Genocide; author of numerous books including “The Armenian Genocide and the Trials of the Young Turks,” “British Foreign Office Dossiers on Turkish War Criminals,” and “The Case of Soghomon Tehlirian.”<\/p>\n

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE WITH FRIEDLER AND GARAPEDIAN ON JULY 21ST AND JULY 22ND. \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0Please contact Elizabeth Chouldjian \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0080\u009c elizabeth@anca.org \/ (703) 585-8254 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0(703) 585-8254\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0end_of_the_skype_highlighting to schedule.<\/p>\n

AGHET: A GENOCIDE is a powerful documentary which debuted on German public television (NDR) in April, 2010, depicting the annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians from 1915-1923 and the effects of the Turkish Government’s international campaign of genocide denial on international policy. Award-winning director Eric Friedler assembles an impeccable cast, who bring to life the original texts of German and U.S. diplomatic dispatches and eyewitness accounts, interspersed with never-before-seen footage of the Genocide and its political aftermath. \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0The film, applauded by Nobel Prize laureate Gunter Grass, has sparked debate throughout Europe. \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0It is now being showcased around the world on television, and in major film festivals.<\/p>\n

To RSVP for the July 21st screening and panel discussion, please contact Elizabeth Chouldjian at (202) 775-1918 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0(202) 775-1918\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0end_of_the_skype_highlighting or email: Elizabeth@anca.org.
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The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots organization. The ANCA actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.<\/div>\n

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