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Aurora's Sunrise

Submissions for Best International Feature (Academy Awards 2023)

Aurora's Sunrise

2022

Inna Sahakyan

Animation, Documentary, Archive footage: Aurora Mardiganian

7.4

184

Animation. Documentary. Drama A genocide survivor becomes a silent movie star: Aurora Mardiganian's odyssey is close to unreal. After losing her family, escaping slavery, and enduring Hollywood greed. She journeys far to tell the world of the Armenian Genocide.

	Media	Author	Review
		Wendy Ide Screendaily	"The remarkable life of Armenian genocide survivor Aurora Mardiganian is turned into a gripping animation (...) Her memories are brutal in their detail"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"A reminder that film doesn't just record history, it can transport us through it (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Teo Bugbee The New York Times	"The film's coherence is a reflection of both the skill of the filmmaker, and the heroic efforts of Aurora herself to ensure that her view of history would not be forgotten"
		Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"The animation is essential, not just to understanding the story but to grasping its purpose"
		David Katz Cineuropa	"A heartbreaking tale of survival on two continents and a vivid re-examination of the Armenian genocide"
		Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"Armenian director Inna Sahakyan glides between registers to create one seamless narrative full of texture and strange details (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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