FILMMAKER ERIC NAZARIAN SCREENS THE BLUE HOUR AT THE LIBRARY
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Aug 17th, 2009
GLENDALE-Award-winning writer/director Eric Nazarian will discuss his
film, The Blue Hour, following a screening of the film on Saturday,
August 22, 6 pm at the Glendale Central Library Auditorium, 222
East Harvard Street in Glendale. Admission is free. The DVD will be
for sale, with sales benefitting the Friends of the Glendale Public
Library.
The Blue Hour, explores the connections between a Mexican graffiti
muralist, an Armenian camera repairman, an African- American Blues
guitarist and an English pensioner living near the Los Angeles
River. The ensemble cast includes actress Alyssa Milano. The film
was received a number of prizes when it debuted in 2007.
The Blue Hour, was recently nominated for a Voice Award, sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Writers Guild
of America West, for "giving voice to people with mental disorders by
incorporating empathetic and accurate portrayals into their scripts,
programs and productions."
Born in Armenia, Eric Nazarian is a graduate of USC School of Cinematic
Arts. In 2008, he received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting for his
original screenplay Giants. Out of 5,224 submissions to the Academy
only five screenplays were awarded the prestigious fellowship, and he
is the first Armenian in the history of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences to be awarded the fellowship. He is currently working
on a series of feature films set in the U.S., Europe and Armenia.
Praise for The Blue Hour, "The Blue Hour reps a strong calling card
for Eric Nazarian." – Variety "Eric Nazarian’s The Blue Hour is a
beautiful and delicately constructed first film." – Atom Egoyan
"Nazarian demonstrates an uncanny affinity for the language of
cinema…this is clearly another filmmaker to watch out for in the
coming years." – Torino Film Festival.