Aurora's Sunrise
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
20th Sommets du cinéma d'animation's Opening Film
Armenia representative in the race for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
At only 14 years old, Aurora lost everything during the horror of the Armenian Genocide. But with luck and extraordinary courage she escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation. Starring in one of the first Hollywood blockbusters as herself in 1919, Auction of Souls, Aurora would become the face of the largest charity campaign in American history. With a blend of vivid animation, aged Aurora’s video testimony, and 18-minute rediscovered footage from her original lost silent epic, Aurora's Sunrise revives Aurora her inspiring forgotten story.
Inna Sahakyan
Inna Sahakyan has been directing and producing feature films and documentary series as well as short films for over fifteen years. She is very involved with the new generation of filmmakers from her native country, Armenia. She is known for Aurora's Sunrise (2022), Mel (2022) and The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia (2010).
