The Other Side of Home (2016)

The Other Side of Home

2016

Documentary

Synopsis

In 1915, estimated 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottoman Turks, during the Armenian Genocide. In 2015, a Turkish woman named Maya discovers that her great grandmother was survivor of the Armenian genocide. Maya embodies the conflict as she has two enemies living in her body: one side that suffers and the other side that denies. The documentary follows Maya as she decides to go to Armenia to take part in the 100th commemoration of the genocide and to explore her conflicted identity. This film is a universal story of identity, denial, and how the experience of genocide creates a ripple effect for future generations on both sides.

Credits

Director

Nare Mkrtchyan

Cast

Ali Cesur as Turkish Soldier

Michelle Yolyan as Nuriye

Crew

Mikael Sharafyan (Costume Design)

Jeff Dolen (Director of Photography)

Amy Rosner (Editor)

Cristina Malavenda (Executive Producer)

Iliana Guevara (Executive Producer)