The film “1915”, which is dedicated to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide, is being shown as part of the Golden Apricot International Film Festival after having been shown in Russia and the United States of America. The psychological thriller was produced by Alec Mouhibian and author of the book “Family of Shadows” Garin Hovannisian. “With this film, we tried to tell the story about the Armenian Genocide in a new language and with a new approach,” the young artists said during a press conference, reports armradio.am.

“Exactly 100 years after the Armenian Genocide, a mysterious director is staging a play at the Los Angeles Theater to commemorate the victims of that crime, forgotten and denied for an entire century. But as protesters surround the theater before showtime, and a series of strange accidents spread terror among his actors and producer, it appears that Simon’s mission is more dangerous than we think-and the ghosts of the past are everywhere.”

The film by Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian is a psychological thriller. “The film is actually about denial and how we try to leave the history  behind us, while it continues to follow us,” says Garin Hovannisian, who believes the film is about the need to confront the ghosts of the past. “Such films are doomed to fail because the burden is heavy.”

“The burden in this film is heavy, and not everyone is ready to lift that burden. Nevertheless, we have a story to tell. The year 1915 is our topic, and we chose that topic because we knew we could talk about it like no one else could,” says Garin Hovannisian.

The music for the film is by Serj Tankian.

As already mentioned, one of the film’s creators is Alec Mouhibian, who is a writer, comedian and one of the main characters in the documentary film “Heal America”, which was released recently. Founders of Bloodvine Media Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian have been collaborating in the fields of cinema and literature for more than a decade, and the film “1915” is their first full-length film.