Film Screening "Strangers in a Promised Land" Remastered
Schedule
Fri Sep 20 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
University Business Center, 5245 N Backer Ave, Fresno State | Fresno, CA
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Screening of the newly remastered film "Strangers in a Promised Land," followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Carla Garapedian of the Armenian Film Foundation and Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian.Co-sponsored by the Armenian Film Foundation and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research.
Free admission. Reception from 6:00pm-7:00pm prior to the screening.
“Strangers in a Promised Land” is the story of the Fresno Armenian community over a hundred-year period.
This newly remastered film from the original 16mm print, depicts the universal experience of immigration, the overcoming of adversity, discrimination and the achievement of success by Fresno Armenians.
Narrated by Governor George Deukmejian, the film tells the story of the first Armenian settlers in Fresno and their struggle to create a new homeland in the legendary Central Valley, the richest farmland in the world. It includes, amongst others, the story of the Seropian family; Malcolm Markarian, the “fig king” of America; the Bedrosians and Pakchoians, who became leaders in the raisin industry; and artists like William Saroyan and Varaz Samuelian. Both nostalgic and bittersweet, this hour-long film is a rare portrait of the Fresno community forged in adversity, hope and promise.
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Where is it happening?
University Business Center, 5245 N Backer Ave, Fresno State, 8172 N Backer Ave, Fresno, CA 93720-0423, United States,Fresno, CaliforniaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
