1915 (film)

2015 film by Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian the Australian television miniseries of the same name 1915 (miniseries) February 2026 1915 1915 (film) poster.jpg Theatrical release poster Garin Hovannisian Alec Mouhibian Garin Hovannisian Alec Mouhibian Garin Hovannisian Alec Mouhibian Terry Leonard Simon Abkarian Angela Sarafyan Nikolai Kinski Debra Christofferson Jim Piddock Sam Page Leigh Lisbão Underwood Paul Forte Dan Dobi Serj Tankian Bloodvine Media Strongman Bloodvine Media 2015 04 17 82 minutes United States English $111,682https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3781762/ 1915 (2015) Box Office Mojo July 28, 2015 1915 is a 2015 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian. The film stars Simon Abkarian, Angela Sarafyan, Nikolai Kinski, Debra Christofferson, Jim Piddock, and Samuel Page. It follows a mysterious director staging a play to bring the ghosts of a forgotten tragedy back to life on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.Hans-Lukas Kieser Dominik J. Schaller German Der Völkermord an den Armeniern und die Shoah The Armenian genocide and the Shoah Chronos 2002 3-0340-0561-X 114The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, 1915–1916: Documents Presented to Viscount Grey of Falloden Viscount James Bryce James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce Arnold Toynbee uncensored Ara Sarafian Princeton, NJ Gomidas Institute 2000 0-9535191-5-5 635–49 The film was released in theaters on April 17, 2015, and through video on demand on April 22, 2015.https://armenianweekly.com/2015/03/18/1915-movie/ '1915' Movie Trailer Released, Opening Dates Announced March 18, 2015 Armenian Weekly August 24, 2021https://hetq.am/en/article/59122 Worldwide Release April 17: Film "1915" To Shed Light on Forgotten Armenian Genocide March 19, 2015 Hetq Online August 24, 2021 Plot Exactly 100 years after the Armenian genocide committed within the Ottoman Empire, a director (Simon Abkarian) is staging a play at the historic Los Angeles Theatre to honor the victims of the massacre. The play stars his enigmatic wife (Angela Sarafyan) as an Armenian woman in 1915 who must make a tragic and controversial decision that will change the course of history. This will not be an ordinary performance. As protesters surround the theater before showtime, and a series of strange accidents spread panic among its actors (Sam Page, Nikolai Kinski) and producer (Jim Piddock), it appears that Simon's mission is far more dangerous than we think—and the ghosts of the past are everywhere.Robbins Caryn Thriller '1915' to HIt Theaters & VOD This April https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Thriller-1915-to-HIt-Theaters-VOD-This-April-20150323 2022-09-04 BroadwayWorld.com en March 23, 2015 Cast Simon Abkarian as Simon Angela Sarafyan as Angela Samuel Page as James Jim Piddock as Jeffrey Nikolai Kinski as Tony Debra Christofferson as Lillian Sunny Suljic as Gabriel Courtney Halverson as Lucky Myles Cranford as Ray Linc Hand as Police Officer Mercy Malick as Radio Announcer Robert Hallak as Armenian Protest Leader David Imani as Turkish Protest Leader Lory Tatoulian as Armenian Protester Themes The film explores many themes, especially that of denial—referring not only to the 100-year denial of the Armenian Genocide by the Republic of Turkey, but also the many forms of individual denial among the characters in the story. Critic Martin Tsai, in his Los Angeles Times review, identified 1915 as contemplating "personal tragedy versus collective grief, artistic license versus historical responsibility, revisionist history versus corrective narrative, forgetting versus moving on," and praised the film as "one creative way to do justice to such a monumental topic."https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-1915-movie-review-20150417-story.html '1915' a creative take on Armenian genocide Los Angeles Times April 16, 2015 2016-03-09 Tsai Martin In an interview, co-writer/director Alec Mouhibian said, "How can the past have such power over us in the present, and what are the secret ways in which we deal with it? The target of 1915 is you, the viewer, whoever you are, whatever your background. Everyone who steps into the mystery will experience it in one's own way. We hope you come out of it with a richer connection to your past -- a new way of feeling history."A New Film Takes on the Armenian Genocide https://thejewishvoice.com/2015/05/a-new-film-takes-on-the-armenian-genocide/ 2022-09-04 The Jewish Voice 6 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20220904220225/https://thejewishvoice.com/2015/05/a-new-film-takes-on-the-armenian-genocide/ September 4, 2022 Production 1915 is the first feature film by Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian. Hovannisian is the author of Family of ShadowsHovannisian Garin K. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Family_of_Shadows/C6iquQAACAAJ?hl=en Family of Shadows: A Century of Murder, Memory, and the Armenian American Dream 2011-11-29 HarperCollins 978-0-06-179214-4 en and has written for the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and other publications. Mouhibian is a writer and comedian whose work has appeared in Slate, The Weekly Standard, and a variety of other publications. He has also been a Media Fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.March 2015 Hovannisian and Mouhibian have been collaborating on film and literary projects for more than ten years.http://1915themovie.com/ 1915 The Movie – A film commemorating the Armenian genocide Media Bloodvine 1915themovie.com 2016-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20151015065258/http://1915themovie.com/ October 15, 2015 The film was produced by Bloodvine Media, in conjunction with Strongman and mTuckman Media.http://massispost.com/2015/03/film-1915-to-shed-light-on-forgotten-genocide-of-1-5-million-armenians-in-ottoman-turkey/ Film "1915" To Shed Light on Forgotten Genocide of 1.5 Million Armenians in Ottoman Turkey 21 March 2015 Massis Post Location Filming took place almost entirely on location at the historic Los Angeles Theatre, in downtown LA. Long believed to be haunted, the theater is its own character in the story, and the deleted scenes include references to one of its founders, Charlie Chaplin. Music The original score of the film was composed by System of a Down's lead singer, Serj Tankian. It is his first film score.http://www.agos.com.tr/en/article/10784/1915-the-first-film-of-the-centennial '1915': The first film of the centennial 5 March 2015 Release The theatrical release of 1915 in the United States took place on April 17, 2015, with the film's premiere taking place on April 13 at the Egyptian Theatre in conjunction with the American Cinematheque. It released widely in Russia on April 23, 2015, and in Armenia on April 25, 2015. Its first international preview was at the Maxim Gorky Theatre in Berlin, Germany on April 5, 2015. It released in Australia in June, 2015. On May 26, 2016, the film was released in the UK.https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1915-the-movie-uk-premier-screening-qa-tickets-24956888726?aff=esfb 1915 The Movie – UK Premier Screening + Q&A Eventbrite en-GB 2016-05-06 On June 4 it was released in France. In 2015 it was featured selection in the Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Romanian International Film Festival, and Lake Van International Film Festival in Turkey, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was also awarded "Best Film" by the World Entertainment Armenian Awards. Reception On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 10 critics' reviews are positive.1915 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1915 2026-05-23 Rotten Tomatoes en See also 1915 in film References External links 3781762 12e70c4e-d15a-3200-ad93-2aa46deed0a0 Category:2015 films Category:2015 psychological thriller films Category:2010s mystery drama films Category:2015 mystery films Category:2015 mystery thriller films Category:American mystery drama films Category:American mystery thriller films Category:American psychological thriller films Category:Armenian genocide films Category:Films about theatre Category:Films set in theatres Category:Films set in Los Angeles Category:Films shot in Los Angeles Category:2015 English-language films Category:2015 American films Category:English-language mystery drama films Category:English-language mystery thriller films Category:English-language psychological thriller films