My Son Shall Be Armenian

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My Son Shall Be Armenian
Directed byHagop Goudsouzian
Written byHagop Goudsouzian
Produced by
Narrated byHagop Goudsouzian
Cinematography
Edited byAndré Corriveau
Music by
Production
company
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

My Son Shall Be Armenian (Original French title: Mon fils sera arménien) is a 2004 Canadian documentary by Hagop Goudsouzian, who travels to Armenia and Syria with five other members of Montreal's Armenian community who lost relatives in the Armenian genocide, to speak with survivors.[1]

In Syria, Goudsouzian films in Deir ez-Zor, where thousands of Armenians were marched to death. In one scene, he scrapes the soil around a church and discovers the remains of what appears to be a mass grave, scooping up bones, a wedding ring and a bullet. In Armenia, Goudsouzian visits villages that had been renamed for former settlements, finding elders who recount what had occurred to their parents and siblings.[2][3]

My Son Shall Be Armenian incorporates archival photographs and footage from a Hollywood silent movie based on the accounts of one survivor who escaped to the United States during the genocide.[2] Participants in the film include Canadian artist Lousnak and TV host Patrick Masbourian.[4][5]

My Son Shall Be Armenian was produced in French by the National Film Board of Canada.

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, Joanna (Apr 6, 2009). "Filmmaker confronts bitter cultural legacy". Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Skrypuch, Marsha (March 3, 2006). "My Son Shall Be Armenian". Canadian Materials. Winnipeg: Manitoba Library Association. XII (13). ISSN 1201-9364.
  3. ^ "Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Hagop Goudsouzian's ongoing exploration of identity". www.h-pem.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  4. ^ "LES RENDEZ-VOUS DU CINÉMA QUÉBÉCOIS". Montreal Film Journal. 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  5. ^ Couillard, Claude. "MON FILS SERA ARMÉNIEN". Guide culturel (in French). Montreal: Radio Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2010.

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