Films
Germany and the Secret Genocide
Time: 60 minutes
Set against the backdrop of World War II, the film chronicles the involvement of
Turkey’s ally, Germany, in the first genocide of the 20th Century. German
documents attest to Turkish culpability and to German complicity and cover-up.
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times has declared the film a “…rigorously
researched and a damning indictment…a notable and persuasive film…a warm-up to
the Holocaust.”
Germany and the Secret Genocide, the second film of THE WITNESSES trilogy on the
Armenian Genocide of 1915, received the coveted First Place Golden Camera Award
in the History Category from the 2004 U.S. International Film and Video
Festival, the largest festival of its kind specializing in documentary,
informational and industrial films. In addition, it was one of only 7
productions selected from 1500 submissions from 27 countries to be nominated for
the Festival’s Grand Prix Award.
Germany and the Secret Genocide was featured at the non-competitive One World
Human Rights Film Festival in Prague in April 2004. Festival audiences voted the
film the 7th most popular of the 156 presented. It has been translated to Czech
and German and is being screened throughout Central Europe and the Balkans.
Through the influence of the National Center for Jewish Film, Germany and the
Secret Genocide was featured in the Jewish “Side Bar” at the 2004 Rhode Island
International Film Festival in Providence.
Most recently, it was viewed by members of Parliament in Bratislava, Slovakia
and no doubt was instrumental in the resolution subsequently passed to
acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of 1915. |
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Credits
written, directed and produced by
J. Michael Hagopian
narrated by
Lloyd Bochner
original music
by
Alan Roubik
executive
producers
Walter Karabian
J. Michael Hagopian
co-producer
Glenn Farr
co-writer
Carla Garapedian
cinematography and editing
J. Michael Hagopian
associate
producer and assistant editor
Barbara Gilmore
research
consultant
Dr. Hilmar Kaiser
additional
research
Dr. Vahakn N. Dadrian
sound
supervisor
Richard McCurdy, M.P.S.E.
cartographer
Edward Cook
negative cutter
Brian Ralph
lyrics
Servart Svazlian
Jackie Shahbazian
music recorder
and mixer
Steve Shepherd
scholars in
order of appearance
Dr. Richard Hovannisian
Dr. Vahakn
Dadrian
Dr. Hilmar Kaiser
Dr. Ulrich Trumpener
Professor Dr. Wolfdieter
Bihl
Dr. Taner Akçam
witnesses in
order of appearance
Nvart Assaturian
Yervant Derentz
Sam
Kadorian
Serouphi Elmassian
Alice Johnson
Vahram Eretzian
Dirouhi
Highgas
Elise Hagopian Taft
Vahram Morookian
Haiganoush Beloian
Marie Jernazian
Hripsime Kamalian
Vartan Derderian
cameo voices in
order of appearance
Jerry Knotts
Kitch Laxdal
Paul
Kalemkiarian
Jack Alston
Silva Karayan
Deb Mafalda
production
assistants
Colleen Briner-Schmidt
Tina Carlson
David Paul
Hagopian
William Martin Hagopian
Jessie Harding
Carol Knowles
Judith
L. Lopez
Tamar Mahshigian
Armik Safarian
Samantha Timmerman