They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief is a film about Near East Relief (NER)'s efforts to counter the Armenian genocide. Shant Mardirossian, the chairperson emeritus of the organization, produced it,[1] doing so through the company Acorne Productions. The writer and director is George Billard. Victor Garber serves as the narrator.[2] A slogan on a NER fundraising poster was used for the film's name.[3]
The film was first aired in the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum (previously the National Heritage Museum) in Lexington, Massachusetts (Boston metropolitan area) on October 13, 2017.[4] On January 1, 2018 it was released on Netflix.[1]
Cast
edit- Andrea Martin as Baidzar Bakalian
- Tony Shalhoub as Karnig Parnian
- Ron Rifkin as Henry Morgenthau
- Kathleen Chalfant as Dr. Mabel Elliott
- Dariush Kashani as George Mardikian
- Michael Aronov as Leslie A. Davis
- Kara Vedder as Nellie Miller Mann
References
edit- ^ a b "'They Shall Not Perish' Armenian Genocide Documentary Now Streaming on Netflix". Armenian Weekly. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ "Armenian Genocide Documentary 'They Shall Not Perish' Now Streaming on Netflix". Asbarez. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ Janbazian, Rupen (2017-10-04). "'They Shall Not Perish': Telling the Story of Near East Relief through Film". Retrieved 2019-09-12. - Alternate link at Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
- ^ "'They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief' to Make Boston-Area Public Premiere Next Month". Armenian Weekly. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
External links
edit- They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief official site
- Cohn, Gabe (2018-01-02). "What's on TV Tuesday: 'Tesla's Death Ray' and Near East Relief". The New York Times.
- They Shall Not Perish at IMDb
- Levitsky, Ron. "A Curriculum Guide for Teaching about America's Response to the Armenian, Anatolian Greek & Assyrian Genocides: They Shall Not Perish, The Story of Near East Relief" (PDF). - Collaborating with the Genocide Education Project and Near East Foundation
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