From 5:45 PM until 8:00 PM
At Watertown Free Public Library - Watertown Savings Bank Room
Race Reels
What Will Become of Us (in person)
part of Watertown Race Reels Film Series
Wednesday, Jan 19, 5:45pm (pizza) / 6pm (film)
Watertown Free Public Library, Watertown Savings Bank Room
“Genocide always casts a long shadow. The greatest challenge for any community that has gone through genocide is to be able to come out of that shadow” – Khatchig Mouradian
Their struggle speaks to the many immigrant communities who have experienced trauma. 100 years ago, Armenians were nearly annihilated by genocide. Today, often unrecognized, it remains defining – while the long shadow of the Genocide creates a burden for young Armenian Americans, discouraging them from taking up their culture. What Will Become of Us follows six Armenian Americans – famous and otherwise – as they navigate the 100th Anniversary of the Genocide and strive to forge identities for the next 100 years. Can Armenian Americans create a new future – honoring their past, while unshackling themselves from its trauma?
Watertown Race Reels Film Series is a project of Watertown Community for Black Lives, a working group of Watertown Community for Peace Justice and Environment. This event is funded by a grant provided by the Watertown Community Foundation and the WFPL.