During the 2020 Artsakh War, our community came together for a special live concert event to raise vital funds for humanitarian efforts and for a moment of unity. Rock For Artsakh streamed on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram and was viewed over 1 million times the day of its premiere on October 28, 2020. During the live stream, our community raised a whopping $3,106,947.50, which was doubled thanks to the generosity of anonymous contributors and donated to ArmeniaFund to build 60 houses in Artsakh's Askeran region for families displaced by the war.
Between East and West, between bloody wars and blooming gardens, between nostalgic music of duduk and modern jazz, one of the most ancient cities is situated. The name of this is city is Yerevan. Surviving after all the difficulties of the 20th century, it lives to its own rhythm, style and music. Six musicians, including four-times Grammy Laureate Arto Tuncboyaciyan and world-wide famous “duduk-voice” Jivan Gasparyan, are the “genius loci” of Yerevan; they talk and sing about their city, discovering its hidden pain and beauty.
Two completely different people get in a coma at the same time. One of them is really rich and cunning, the other lives in a village where works as a vet and is a very kind man. When by an accident the two of them get into a coma they appear in the middle of Heaven and The Earth. The dark and the white sides meet them and give them a request. If they get it done they live, if not, they die. But there are certain rules that the two of them need to follow which makes the request harder to accomplish. Their adventure towards the right to live is followed by funny accidents and stories.
The story takes place in Karabakh mountains in 1992, in the times of Armenian-Azerbaijani war. A small group of Armenian soldiers is working their way through the snow to reach the necessary point. One of them is so exhausted, that he can't keep on going. He is obliged to stay and wait for the reinforcement. He is left alone with the body of the Azerbaijanian soldier, who was shot by his companion. Checking his I.D., he discovers that they are from the same town, that they are countrymen.
This is a story about returning to ones ancestral homeland. Anna is a cardiologist who discovers her father has fled to his native Armenia after being diagnosed with a heart problem. Despite their contentious relationship, she sets out to bring her father back for this operation. Anna is a tough-minded, headstrong woman with little feeling for her fathers homeland or patience with its politics and socially intrusive culture, yet she finds this journey not only a reunion of sorts, but one of reconciliation as well.
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
Penelope Spheeris presents an amazing chronicle of the travelling musical carnival known as OZZfest, the most successful summer concert tour for the last five years. Complete access to incredible material sends this documentary film into the realm of pure entertainment. Unforgettable moments from zealous religious protesters, outrageous fans and the guys (and girls) backstage provide an insightful view into the soul of white, middle-class America. A stunning and sometimes disturbing glimpse of a cultural movement, this film is sure to be a reference for historians for decades to come. This comment on Middle America skates the line between your worst nightmare and the best time you’ve ever had. Features interviews with, and performances by BLACK SABBATH, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT, PRIMUS, ROB ZOMBIE, GODSMACK and more.