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Screamers (2006 film)

Screamers
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Directed by Carla Garapedian
Produced by Peter McAlevey
Starring Serj Tankian
Daron Malakian
Shavo Odadjian
John Dolmayan
Music by Jeff Atmajian
System of a Down
Cinematography Charles Rose
Edited by William Yarhaus
Distributed by Maya Releasing
Release date
  • December 8, 2006 (2006-12-08)
Running time
89 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Armenian

Screamers is a 2006 documentary film directed by Carla Garapedian, conceived by Peter McAlevey and Garapedian and produced by McAlevey. 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.

Journalist Hrant Dink was assassinated in Istanbul in January 2007, by a 17-year-old Turkish nationalist shortly after the premiere of Screamers, in which he was interviewed about Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and the case against him under article 301.

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.

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