Orphans of the Genocide (2013)

Orphans of the Genocide: Directed by Bared Maronian. With Tom Vernon. Orphans of the Genocide is an eye-opening visual journey through never-before-seen archival footage and discovered memoirs of orphans who lived through the the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Over 150,000 orphans were rescued by American and Scandinavian organizations. One of these orphans was Satenig, the mother of American pathologist and euthanasia proponent Dr. Jack Kevorkian.

“The documentary does well covering an event often hushed up, especially by certain nationalists. The cruelty perpetrated and the effect of it on itu0026#39;s victims is well shown and itu0026#39;s results linger on today. Sadly itu0026#39;s barely taught in most history lessons and diplomatically itu0026#39;s isnu0026#39;t often spoken about due to the anger it invokes from the descendents of the perpetrators.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe documentary couldu0026#39;ve been a little less from the perspective of Armenians and a bit more allround, but then again the topic it is covering is the effect it has had on the orphans that resulted from the tragic and inhumane events and how hard it was for individuals and organizations of foreign nations to intervene and to rescue the helpless and vulnerable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll-in-all itu0026#39;s well worth watching, but it will not leave you with a happy feeling and itu0026#39;ll really show you the duality of mankind; on the one hand weu0026#39;re capable of doing terrible, really horrific things to eachother, on the other hand thereu0026#39;s always those who will give it their all to selflessly help those in need.”