Filmed live at the AMC Kabuki 8 in San Francisco, CA on October 26th, after a screening of the films SYMPTOM by Kamee Abrahamian and THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT by Emily Mkrtichian, as part of the 28th Arab Film Festival.
The filmmakers are joined by Anahit Pogosian, the founder of Armenian Joy, to discuss their work and the importance of cultural documentation and ancestral preservation and reclamation. Themes of this discussion include the importance of alternative archival methods and documenting in radically personal ways, with a focus on how individuals can preserve their own history through the digitization and preservation of old photos and videos, writing and recording of oral histories, or filming one’s own experience. There is also a focus on the point of view of women in archival practices and the importance of being able to represent oneself instead of being presented by others.
Filmed live at the AMC Kabuki 8 in San Francisco, CA on October 26th, after a screening of the films SYMPTOM by Kamee Abrahamian and THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT by Emily Mkrtichian, as part of the 28th Arab Film Festival.
The filmmakers are joined by Anahit Pogosian, the founder of Armenian Joy, to discuss their work and the importance of cultural documentation and ancestral preservation and reclamation. Themes of this discussion include the importance of alternative archival methods and documenting in radically personal ways, with a focus on how individuals can preserve their own history through the digitization and preservation of old photos and videos, writing and recording of oral histories, or filming one’s own experience. There is also a focus on the point of view of women in archival practices and the importance of being able to represent oneself instead of being presented by others.