Fresno State’s CineCulture film series and the Armenian Studies Program will present a special screening of the film “Lost Birds” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 7, in the Peters Educational Center Auditorium (west end of the Save Mart Center, near Shaw and Woodrow Aves.). Directors Ela Alyamac and Arda Perdeci from Turkey will be the discussants at the free, public screening of their movie. Set against the backdrop of the World War I in a small Armenian village in Ottoman Anatolia, “Lost Birds” is a historical fairy tale told through the eyes of a young brother and sister left behind in the 1915 Armenian genocide. “Lost Birds,” (English – 115 minutes), is the first film made in Turkey to depict the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Parking is free after 4 p.m. on Fridays. INFO: Dr. Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu or visit the CineCulture website. See original press release. Or contact the Armenian Studies Program at 559.278.2669, or visit the website at Armenian Studies.
