My Son Shall Be Armenian

20041 h 20 min 43 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: Hagop Goudsouzian

Production: Yves Bisaillon

Script: Hagop GoudsouzianGeorgette Duchaine

Exploring the question of Armenian identity, My Son Shall Be Armenian follows the initiatory voyage of filmmaker Hagop Goudsouzian, who, accompanied by five Monteal men and women of Armenian origin, returned to the land of his ancestors in search of survivors of the genocide of 1915. Through the moving testimony of those centenarians and the funny and touching accounts of his fellow travellers from the New World, Hagop Goudsouzian has crafted a dignified and poignant film on the need to make peace with the past in order to turn toward the future.

Subject categories


  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Arts, Culture and Traditions
  • Developing Countries > AsiaMiddle EastWar, Conflict and Peace
  • Social Issues > Cultural Communities and Immigration
  • History > WarsWorld History
  • Diversity > Identity

Credits


participation
Lousnak Abdalian
Martine Batani
Gabriella Djerrahian
Arudz Goudsouzian
Patrick Masbourian
Garo Shamlian
Mariam Avoyan
Manoushag Der Stepanian
Gulenia Dzerouni
Hagop Khayalyan
Movsess Makhoulian
director
Hagop Goudsouzian
researcher
Hagop Goudsouzian
script
Hagop Goudsouzian
Georgette Duchaine
director of photography
Alberto Feio
supplementary footage
Lousnak Abdalian
Martine Batani
Gabriella Djerrahian
Garo Shamlian
stills photography
Patrick Masbourian
Hagop Goudsouzian
Jean-Denis Daoust
sound
Jean-Denis Daoust
editing
André Corriveau
narration script
Michel Langlois
sound editing
Leopoldo Gutierrez
sound editing - assistance
Louis Desparois
production manager
Jelena Popovic
Sylvie Lapointe
production assistant
Laurent Peyre
location consultant
Nubar Goudsouzian
Verjine Svazlian
interpreter
Arpi Avetisyan
Suzanna Haroutiunyan
guide
Edik Hovhannissyan
Haroutiune Donoyan
Ludwig Malkassyan
Gagik Garabedyan
Hrach Avetisyan
narration
Hagop Goudsouzian
voice director
Kathleen Fee
narration recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
foley artist
Stéphane Cadotte
foley assistant
Antonio Mari
traditional music
Ararat Petrossian
musician
Ararat Petrossian
Anahit Isagulyan
traditional song
Anait Koutsouzian
consultant
Houshang Hassan-Yari
Raymond H. Kévorkian
Levon Marashlian
Lorne Shirinian
translation
Grégoire Goudsouzian
Nourhan Ouzounian
Anrà Médiatexte
technical support - editing
Martine Forget
Martine Chamberland
online editing
Sylvain Desbiens
Denis Gathelier
re-recording
Serge Boivin
Jean Paul Vialard
computer graphics
Louise Overy
animation camera
Pierre Landry
titles
Gaspard Gaudreau
archival research
Jelena Popovic
marketing officer
David Boisclair
administrator
Denise DesLauriers
administrative team
Hélène Regimbal
Lise Lévesque
Marie-Josée Lavoie
technical coordinator
Jean-François Laprise
Brigitte Sénéchal
line production
Christian Medawar
executive producer
Yves Bisaillon
producer
Yves Bisaillon

Awards


  • Honorable Mention - Category: Humanities International Film and Video Festival