Genocide movie “Armenia, My Love” secures limited LA theatrical releaseMarch 23, 2016 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Armenia, My Love,” a gripping drama based on real life events that occurred during the tragic Armenian Genocide of 1915, has secured a limited Los Angeles theatrical release at two prestigious Laemmle Theaters beginning on Friday, April 15, Pasadena Independent reports. In Pasadena, the film will screen at the Laemmle Playhouse 7. Concurrently, “Armenia, My Love” will screen at the Laemmle NoHo 7 in North Hollywood. Under the multi-talented hands of Romanian American director Diana Angelson, who also stars in and wrote the screenplay, “Armenia, My Love” revolves around the plight of a once happy Armenian family, living in Turkey in 1915, whose dreams for the future become memories in the eyes of the most famous Armenian American artist, who lives to paint the story of his shattered childhood. “Armenia My Love” does expose the harsh realities faced by the entire Armenian people who were violently ripped from their homeland,” said Angelson who felt compelled to produce this film by her many Armenian friends and connections and the powerful story they had to share. “It is “Armenia, My Love’s” strong messages of hope, love, faith, perseverance and strength that I wanted to prevail.” Angelson was chosen by Ruben Vardanyan’s 100 Lives Foundation, whose co-chair is George Clooney, as one of the people that commemorated the Genocide in a special way. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |