Cinesilk

Event title:
TO THE RESTLESS SOULS--HELLO, HELLO! A #cinesilk Screening Event

Synopsis:
2016 marks 25 years of Armenian independence. The USC Institute of Armenian Studies will be screening half a dozen rare films, shot in Armenia over the last quarter century, in order to paint a picture of people's lives, passions, and hopes as they were--and still are--shaped by this historic milestone. Lusine Sargsyan, director of our feature presentation, THE ABODE (2014), will participate in a Q/A about her work and the cinema of independence.

#cinesilk is a USC Institute of Armenian Studies film series focusing on Armenia, the Caucasus Neighborhood, and their many diasporas.

SHORTS PROGRAM (3pm)
Winter Melody (1993, 7 min, documentary) Dir. Ashot Mkrtchyan
The Thief (1995, 17 min, fiction) Dir. Ruben Gevorgyants, Gyorgi Gevorgov
Non-Stop (1998, 4 min, documentary) Dir. Ashot Mkrtchyan
LEVON: A Wondrous Life (2013, 6.5 min, documentary) Dir. Anahid Yahjian, Emily Mkrtichian

FEATURE PRESENTATION, Q&A to follow (4:30pm)
The Abode (2014, 100 min, fiction) Dir. Lusine Sargsyan