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TBILISI , Georgia - For the first time since Georgia's independence from
the Soviet Union, the fate of the Armenian minority living in Georgia is
told in a documentary.
Over a period of several months in 2004/2005, Yeghische Gevorkian
investigates the Georgian reality: appropriation of Armenian, Russian and
Catholic Churches, destruction of Armenian religious symbols, vandalism of
cemeteries, anti-armenian hysteria, erasing of Armenian traces and
falsification of history and oppression of ethnic Armenians in Georgia's
Javakhk, mainly inhabited by ethnic Armenians, where they are faced with
the politics of demographic change.
Without the necessity of a narrator, Gevorkian bases his film on interviews
only, with Armenians, Russians and Georgians themselves, who do not deny
the erasing of Armenian frescoes or removal of Armenian graves, thus making
it a searing testimony of the fight for cultural identity.
The full documentary two parts, each 1h 29' long. The DVD version with
English or French subtitles is available and can be ordered on the film's
website: www.ancestralstones.com for the price of 22 Euros (+ shipping).
the Soviet Union, the fate of the Armenian minority living in Georgia is
told in a documentary.
Over a period of several months in 2004/2005, Yeghische Gevorkian
investigates the Georgian reality: appropriation of Armenian, Russian and
Catholic Churches, destruction of Armenian religious symbols, vandalism of
cemeteries, anti-armenian hysteria, erasing of Armenian traces and
falsification of history and oppression of ethnic Armenians in Georgia's
Javakhk, mainly inhabited by ethnic Armenians, where they are faced with
the politics of demographic change.
Without the necessity of a narrator, Gevorkian bases his film on interviews
only, with Armenians, Russians and Georgians themselves, who do not deny
the erasing of Armenian frescoes or removal of Armenian graves, thus making
it a searing testimony of the fight for cultural identity.
The full documentary two parts, each 1h 29' long. The DVD version with
English or French subtitles is available and can be ordered on the film's
website: www.ancestralstones.com for the price of 22 Euros (+ shipping).