Aurora's Sunrise

Name: Aurora's Sunrise
Genre: Animation, Documentary
Released: August 11, 2023
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Anzhelika Hakobyan, Arpi Petrossian, Ervin Amiryan, First Aunt, Miqayel Aleksanyan

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Periscoop Film | Release Date: August 11, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Anzhelika Hakobyan, Arpi Petrossian, Ervin Amiryan, First Aunt, Miqayel Aleksanyan, Sara Anjargolian, Second Aunt, Seyran Akopov, Shushan Abrahamyan, Tigran Amirkhanyan

Summary: At only 14 years old, Aurora lost everything during the horror of the Armenian Genocide. Four years later, through luck and extraordinary courage, she escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation. Starring as herself in Auction of Souls, an early Hollywood blockbuster, Aurora became the face of one of the largest and mostAt only 14 years old, Aurora lost everything during the horror of the Armenian Genocide. Four years later, through luck and extraordinary courage, she escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation. Starring as herself in Auction of Souls, an early Hollywood blockbuster, Aurora became the face of one of the largest and most successful charity campaigns in American history. With a blend of vivid animation, interviews with Aurora herself, and 18 minutes of surviving re-discovered footage from her lost silent epic, Aurora’s Sunrise revives a forgotten story of survival, hope, and the endurance of the human spirit.… Expand

Director: Inna Sahakyan

Genre(s): Animation, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Aug 11, 2023

Aurora Mardiganian’s story is a moving tale of heroism that Hollywood once thought harrowing enough to make into a truly disturbing feature film. Now it’s been resurrected, over a hundred years later, to be told again. It's a reminder that film doesn't just record history, it can transport us through it. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Aug 14, 2023

The film’s coherence is a reflection of both the skill of the filmmaker, and the heroic efforts of Aurora herself to ensure that her view of history would not be forgotten. Read full review

Noel Murray

Aug 18, 2023

What sets this film apart from other docu-memoirs is the way Sahakyan articulates how being the spokesperson for an atrocity can foster dissociation. Read full review

Bradley Gibson

Aug 24, 2023

The animation is beautifully done, with striking color and simplicity. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Nov 20, 2023

Perhaps the most remarkable moment comes at the end when the elderly Aurora reflects that she doesn’t want revenge, she just wants those connected to the genocide to be made accountable for it: “sat in the chair” of justice. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Jul 27, 2023

Aurora’s Sunrise is notable not so much for its use of animation, which is effective but not especially creative or technically groundbreaking, but for the dramatic sweep of Aurora’s incredible tale. Read full review

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