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Screamers
Screamers
	Film poster
Directed by	Carla Garapedian
Produced by	Peter McAlevey
Starring	Serj Tankian; Daron Malakian; Shavo Odadjian; John Dolmayan
Cinematography	Charles Rose
Edited by	William Yarhaus
Music by	Jeff Atmajian; System of a Down
Distributed by	Maya Releasing
Release date	December 8, 2006;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Armenian

Screamers is a 2006 documentary film directed by Carla Garapedian, conceived by Peter McAlevey and Garapedian and produced by McAlevey.^[1] The film explores why genocides have occurred in modern day history and features talks from Serj Tankian, lead vocalist of the American alternative metal band System of a Down, whose grandfather is an Armenian genocide survivor, as well as from human-rights activist, journalist, and professor, Samantha Power, as well as various other people involved with genocides in Rwanda and Darfur. Screamers also examines genocide denial in current-day Turkey, and the neutral trend that the United States generally holds towards genocide.^[2]

Screamers is now shown in Armenian Youth organizations to explain and clarify the Armenian genocide, and raise awareness. Also, it is used to educate Armenians and others about the genocide.

Contributors edit

(in order of appearance)

Samantha Power, Professor, Harvard University, Pulitzer prize-winning author, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
Serj Tankian, Vocalist, System of a Down
John Dolmayan, Drummer, System of a Down
Daron Malakian, Guitarist, System of a Down
Shavo Odadjian, Bassist, System of a Down
Aram Hamparian, Armenian National Committee
Stepan Haytayan, Grandfather of Serj Tankian, 96-year-old survivor of Armenian genocide
Maritza Ohanesian, 100-year-old survivor of Armenian genocide
Guy Simonian, Community Activist
Michael Hagopian, Filmmaker, "Voices from the Lake", "Germany and the Secret Genocide", "The Forgotten Genocide"
Verjin Mempreian, 96-year old survivor of Armenian genocide
Greg Topalian, Freeman College, UK
Henry Morgenthau III, Grandson of Henry Morgenthau, Sr., U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman empire
Lord Shannon, House of Lords
Lord Avebury, House of Lords
Baroness Cox, Deputy Speaker, House of Lords
Charles Tannock, MEP, Conservative, European Parliament
Tom Tsvann, Professor, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Amsterdam
Peter Galbraith, Former U.S. Senate Staff
Vartkes Yeghiayan, "The Case of Soghomon Tehlirian" Author
Sibel Edmonds, Former FBI translator
Taner Akçam, Turkish historian and dissident
Hrant Dink, Agos Newspaper, Istanbul. Assassinated by a Turkish nationalist shortly after the premiere of Screamers, in which he was interviewed about Turkish denial of the Armenian genocide.
Appo Jabarian, Editor, USA Armenian Life Speaking at UCLA conference
Ara Sarafian, Gomidas Institute
Adam Schiff, U.S. Congressman
Salih Booker, Africa Action

Response edit

Critical reaction edit

Screamers generally received good to average reviews from critics. Metacritic assign it a score of 55 / 100 based on a weighted average of more than 10 newspaper reviews.
Ken Hachikian, chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America, described the documentary as a "powerful contribution to the anti-genocide movement."^[3]

Awards edit

In 2006, Screamers won the AFI Audience Award for Best Documentary.^[4]

References edit

^ "StayThirstyMedia: 'Screamers'"
^ "Carla Garapedian, 4 Angry Men and Countless Screamers"
^ ANTI-GENOCIDE DOCUMENTARY ‘SCREAMERS’ ===PREMIERES AT AFI FILM FESTIVAL===
^ AFI FEST 2006 Announces Award Winners Archived 2007-01-05 at the Wayback Machine