Cambridge to host 4th Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance

PanARMENIAN.Net - The 4th annual Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) Film Festival will take place at the Fresh Pond Cinemas in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from November 12 to 13.

The event is dedicated to providing a forum for new Armenian filmmakers, and is sponsored by Roy Shahan and John Vigen Der Manuelian, in loving memory of Manuel, Armenouhy, Armane (Aghababian), Takouhi (Chorbajian), and Kenneth Shant Der Manuelian.

This year’s lineup includes over 10 films from around the world, beginning with a new film by French Armenian filmmaker Serge Avedikian called “Dogs of Istanbul,” a follow-up to his short film last year, “Barking Island.”

From French Armenian filmmaker Levon Minasian comes the award-winning short film “The Piano,” a charming look at a 13-year-old in Leninakan who longs to play a piano that doesn’t fit in her tiny home.

From Belgium, filmmaker Comes Chabazian presents “Ici Bas” (Down Here), an abstract realist look at life in Armenia.

From South Africa, ADAA presents Shareen Anderson’s “Charents: In Search Of My Armenian Poet.” This full-length film explores the life and works of one of Armenia’s best-loved poets, Yeghishe Charents, through a literary travelogue from Armenia to the poet’s birthplace in Kars, Turkey.

“Son of the Olive Merchant” is a charming film by Mathieu Zeitindjioglou, who travels to Turkey on his honeymoon with his Polish wife to confront genocide denial.

The Film Festival Committee includes Rozet Atizinian, Samuel Vartan, and Alfred Demirjian. The films were curated by Janice Keuhnelian and Bianca Bagatourian, The Armenian Weekly reported.

The ADAA is dedicated to projecting the Armenian voice on a world stage through the stage and screen.