A father and daughter journey to their ancestral homeland, looking to track down the place their family had lived before being forced to flee the Armenian genocide.

 

Armenian Pilgrimages: A Journey to the Homeland, comes from Kerning Cultures, a podcast telling stories from the Middle East, North Africa, and the spaces in between. 

 

As a postscript to this story – Nubar ended up going back, on a second trip to historic Armenia. This time with a camera crew and a fixer. He wanted to see if he could buy his grandmother’s plot of land.

 

The film’s not out yet, but you can watch the trailer at scarsofsilence.com.

 

Guests:

 

Nubar Alexanian, filmmaker and photographer

 

Abby Alexanian, Nubar’s daughter

 

Carel Bertram, author of A House in the Homeland

 

Armen Aroyan, (tour guide)

 

Annie Kahkejian, (tour guide)

 

Hosts:  

 

Dana Ballout, editor, Kerning Cultures

 

Alex Atack, managing producer for English production, Kerning Cultures

 

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