UCLA, Los Angeles, CA — The Armenian Genocide Research Program (AGRP) within the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA, the Armenian Film Foundation, and the Armenian Bar Association present the release of a documentary titled, What’s Next: Armenian Genocide Restitution in the Post-Recognition Era.
Following President Biden’s recognition of the Armenian genocide in 2021, legal scholars and experts have considered what’s next for Armenian genocide restitution. The documentary, directed and produced by filmmaker Carla Garapedian, follows the proceedings of a conference that took place at UCLA on March 25, 2023 and explored Armenian genocide cultural restitution in depth.
The film explores questions such as: what are the possibilities of creating an Armenian genocide reparation movement post-recognition? What opportunities does the American legal system offer for reparation? And can the Holocaust restitution movement serve as a model for the Armenian genocide?
The documentary features figures including Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, Dr. Taner Akçam, Dr. Heghnar Watenpaugh, Professor Michael Bazyler, journalist Andrew Curry, and Professor Mayo Moran, as well as those with legal insight into international human rights, such as attorneys Armen Hovannisian, Kathryn Lee Boyd, and Karnig Kerkonian.
Due to the informational aspects of the documentary, it is available to screen exclusively in educational settings. If you are interested in hosting a screening, please contact AGRP Program Coordinator Nanor Hartounian at nhartounian@international.ucla.edu.
For more details on the documentary and related AGRP activities, visit the Armenian Genocide Looted Art Research Project (AGLARP) webpage at bit.ly/AGLARP.
The Armenian Genocide Research Program (AGRP) was established within The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA in early 2022. Led by Dr. Taner Akçam, the AGRP engages in research and scholarly activities pertaining to the study of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire during the early 20th century.
The Armenian Film Foundation was established in 1979 in Thousand Oaks, California, as a non-profit, educational and cultural organization dedicated to the documentation and preservation of Armenian heritage in multimedia formats.