Note - the Showing at Red and Black Cafe was postponed due to "technical difficulties". (We broke the video cord and couldn't get replacement in time!)We will reschedule this showing. Please check back for the new time and location!
April 16th at 7:00 pm
Red and Black Cafe
400 SE 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97214
April 10th at 7:00 pm
The Ugly Mug Coffee Shop
8017 SE 13th Ave
Portland, OR 97202
Producer/director Carla Garapedian (Zarmina: Lifting the Veil, Children of the Secret State, Iran Undercover) is taking on another heavy topic with her latest documentary Screamers. The movie examines various genocides from the past century, in particular focusing on the Armenian genocide of 1915 at the hands of the Turks. Movies like this are often powerful and disturbing, but difficult to get out to a wide audience.
What may help broaden interest in this movie is the fact that it features the participation of System of a Down, who not only provide music, but also star in the film as well. It follows the personal story of lead singer Serj Tankian’s 96 year old grandfather, who is one of the few Armenian survivors from his village in Turkey. The term “Screamers” refers to political whistleblowers who speak out against governments who try to keep genocides under wraps.
