My Son Shall Be Armenian Explained

My Son Shall Be Armenian
Director:Hagop Goudsouzian
Producer:Yves Bisaillon
Narrator:Hagop Goudsouzian
Music:Ararat Petrossian
Cinematography:Alberto Feio
Editing:André Corriveau
Studio:National Film Board of Canada
Runtime:81 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Filmmaker confronts bitter cultural legacy . April 6, 2009. Toronto Star. January 11, 2010 . Joanna . Smith.
  2. Skrypuch . Marsha . March 3, 2006. My Son Shall Be Armenian. Canadian Materials. Manitoba Library Association . Winnipeg . XII . 13. 1201-9364 .
  3. Web site: Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Hagop Goudsouzian's ongoing exploration of identity. September 21, 2020 . www.h-pem.com. en.
  4. Web site: Les Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois . 2005 . Montreal Film Journal. January 11, 2010.
  5. News: Mon Fils Sera Arménien . Couillard. Claude . Guide culturel . . French. January 11, 2010. Montreal.