Turkish television produces film on Diaspora Armenians
May 5, 2011 – 12:29 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –
Turkey’s state-run television channel has produced a documentary on
the life of Diaspora Armenians in Argentina and France.
The big-budget film, `DostluÄ?u Hatırlamak’ (Remembering Friendship)
does not feature historical problems between Turks and Armenians,
Hurriyet Daily News reports.
`Outside of politics, I convey the longings of ordinary people,’
director Sevinç YeÅ?iltaÅ? said.
The big-budget documentary will debut this weekend on the state-run
Turkish Radio and Television, or TRT, which provided funding for the
film.
`Before making the film, I watched all documentaries featuring the
historical problems in the TRT archive. I wanted my production to tell
the human story, not the historical one,’ YeÅ?iltaÅ? said.
The documentary is made up of two parts, each 70 minutes long. In
addition to the showings on TRT, it will be screened at domestic and
international festivals.
From: A. Papazian
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