Aurora's Sunrise

ENGLISH BELOW

Par la magie de l'animation, l'odyssée d'une rescapée du génocide des Arméniens au formidable instinct de survie, qui joua son propre rôle à Hollywood en 1918.

A survivor’s journey from bloodshed to the red carpet

AN AWARD-WINNING AUDIENCE FAVORITE AT FILM FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD & ARMENIA’S OFFICIAL ENTRY TO THE 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS FOR “BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM”

At only 14 years old, Aurora lost everything during the horror of the Armenian Genocide. Four years later, through luck and extraordinary courage, she escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation. Starring as herself in Auction of Souls, an early Hollywood blockbuster, Aurora became the face of one of the largest and most successful charity campaigns in American history. With a blend of vivid animation, interviews with Aurora herself, and 18 minutes of surviving re-discovered footage from her lost silent epic, Aurora’s Sunrise revives a forgotten story of survival, hope, and the endurance of the human spirit.

Created by Bars Media Studio (Armenia) in co-production with Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion (Germany) & Artbox Laisvalaikio Klubas (Lithuania). This film was made possible by the academic contribution of the Zoryan Institute and is based on its Oral History Archive. The event is organized and hosted in partnership with Bars Media and Zoryan Institute.

Community screening