AWARD WINNER TO DOCUMENT 100KM TRIBUTE

Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Peter Musurlian at work in Western Armenia

GLENDALE–The 100km Tribute organizing team has announced that award
winning documentarian Peter Musurlian will be producing a short
movie about the walkers, bicyclists, and motorcycle riders who will
be honoring the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide on Thanksgiving
weekend through a 100km tribute.

Musurlian will cross paths with the Tribute’s participants as they
walk through the San Gabriel Mountains on trails and fire roads,
ride through the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood, East Los Angeles,
and finally arrive at the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument in
Montebello’s Bicknell Park.

Peter Musurlian at work in Western Armenia

Peter is a USC journalism-school alumnus, currently working
at The Burbank Channel, who has racked up an impressive set of
accomplishments. He has reported from or worked in 20 states and 14
countries (from Central America to Africa and the Armenian Plateau).

Over the course of his career, he has often worked solo and under
difficult conditions such as hiking the hinterlands of Turkish occupied
Armenia, reporting on Burbank’s sister city in Botswana, or exposing
an unscrupulous politician’s actions. His prolific productions have
led to seven Los Angeles Area Emmy nominations, 14 RTNA Golden Mike
Awards, and a Los Angeles Area Emmy.

“We asked Peter to come aboard as the 100km Tribute’s documentarian
because he’s very good at presenting important issues in a clear and
understandable way,” explained Yolanda Davidian, lead coordinator of
the Tribute. “We’re sure that our walking and riding to pay homage
to the tremendous suffering of our ancestors will come through in a
meaningful and interesting story as told by our participants.”

The documentary will be sent to various outlets in the hope of showing
it around the time of the April 2015 Genocide centennial.

Anyone interested in participating or following developments about the
Tribute is encouraged to visit 100kmtribute.com or check on Facebook.

The organizers may be contacted as well: Armenian Hikers Association at
armenianhikersassociationla@yahoo.com or on Facebook; Armenian Hiking
Society; Armenian Cycling Association at ACA@armeniancycling.org;
Hye Riders or call 818/434-5952.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress