Armenian Genocide-making a documentary

[BonnutFilmGroup]

Hi, I'm new here so I'm not sure exactly what sub catergory to put this thread in. I'm a member of a film group and I've decided to make a documentary on the Armenian Genocide for my high school. I first learned about it when I heard about System of a Down's tour and rally efforts to make the U.S. recognize the Genocide. While I do have permission to show the documentary at school, it is not something mentioned in our text books nor is it an issue discussed in any Social Studies class. I want to educate people on this issue and I was just seeing who here would be willing to help put this documentary. I do have a lot of links I can use to write narration but I need help looking for achive footage, if there is any out there. If anyone else can help just let me know.
Regards,
Ernie

[Tongue]

Hi Ernie... welcome to the forums

See, this is why I love SOAD so much, they're doing a great job educating their fans about the genocide, it's funny (or sad?) how for political reasons history books hardly mention it and people have to learn about it through music and the net. So what exactly is it that you need? Maybe you can use some of the documents from our archives section... They're taken from United States and British National Archives and Records, if you want I can give you their group number and etc. You can use pictures too, I'm sure you can find that on the net. If you need something specific, ask.

[BonnutFilmGroup]

Hi, thank you for welcoming me and I appreciate your willingness to help me out. Well I'm looking for any film footage I could get a hold of, I've seen small clips on news programs but nothing I can get a hold of. I have a lot of reasearch pulled together that I need to take a look at but I still need that visual aspect. By the way it doesn't have to concern only the event itself but I'm also discussing what lead to it and how it's dealt with in current day i.e. SOAD's efforts the U.S.' failure to recognize it the colapse of the Ottoman Empire etc. So any footage you can help me find concerning any of those issues would be much appreciated.

[Tongue]

Hi, thank you for welcoming me and I appreciate your willingness to help me out. Well I'm looking for any film footage I could get a hold of, I've seen small clips on news programs but nothing I can get a hold of. I have a lot of reasearch pulled together that I need to take a look at but I still need that visual aspect. By the way it doesn't have to concern only the event itself but I'm also discussing what lead to it and how it's dealt with in current day i.e. SOAD's efforts the U.S.' failure to recognize it the colapse of the Ottoman Empire etc. So any footage you can help me find concerning any of those issues would be much appreciated.

www.theforgotten.org has videos of survivors telling their stories.
There are also some great videos available for purchase at The Armenian Film Foundation. Click on the movie pictures to get more info on them.

[Tongue]

Dear,

If there was really genocide you would find many documets about it.

Actually it's the other way around... If there wasn't a genocide, you wouldn't find anything on it. You wouldn't find any survival testimonies. If it never happened, why are there hundreds of survivors each with it's own family tragedy story? You woudn't find any eyewitness accounts. And tell me, what was Hitler referring to when he said "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians" if it never happened? If it never happened, you woudln't find all those documents kept in U.S. and British Archives discussing a planned genocide. You wouldn't find foreign figures employed in Ottoman Empire at the time write books about it, such as the U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire Henry Morgenthau. You wouldn't find New York Times and London Times news articles discussing a genocide happening in Ottoman Empire at the time. If it never happened, why did the newpapers back then report it ? Did they want Kars too? And lasty, if it never happened you sure as hell wouldn't have 9 million Armenians worldwide working their butt off to get a worldwide recognition it deserves.

[BonnutFilmGroup]

Thanks for your help, Tongue. The links are really helpful.

[Hovik]

Bonnut, if you ever make it back to the site, we would love to see your video or perhaps post it somewhere that our members could see it. Please keep us updated on your progress.