Couple of exciting news for everyone; one of our older films, Sako, has been included in the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival program. Little information about this event for those who doesn’t know anything about it; this is not a competition, but a selection of films on human rights issues from all over the world. These films are being screened in different cities during the year. Sako had already been screened in New York (Summer 2009) and Boston (Fall 2009). Now it is going to be screened in London and San Francisco. David Martirosyan, who is one of the key persons of our studio today (check the About Us page for his shiny face), was the cameraman of the film, although back then he had to stand on a chair to reach the camera viewer. So, David and me will attend the screenings on March 19th and 20th in London. I’ll post some photos from the event when we’re back.
And just a couple of days ago we found out that Sako will also be screened at Monterey Bay Film Festival in California on April 3rd!
Sako is a short documentary about a thirteen-year-old boy, who was made to work by his father since the age of seven at the tombstone factory. You can’t find it on our website, as the film was made way before Manana Youth Films was officially founded. I’ll post it on the blog when all the screenings are over.
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