Documentary 2022
Aurora's Sunrise
A survivor's testimony returns through animation and archive
- Country collection
- Armenia
- Original title
- Արշալույսի Լուսաբացը
- Director
- Inna Sahakyan
- Running time
- 97 min
- Year
- 2022
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
Aurora Mardiganian survives the Armenian genocide and reaches the United States, where she becomes a silent film star. Animation, her recorded memories and surviving film fragments trace her efforts to bear witness and help others amid the pressures of public attention.
Context & recognition
Inna Sahakyan's 2022 documentary is a co-production between Armenia, Germany and Lithuania. It combines animation with archival material, including Mardiganian's own filmed testimony.