Kerning Cultures Presents: Armenian Pilgrimages
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 If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.